Post by MarioGS on Dec 12, 2017 13:02:50 GMT -5
It's the most wonderful time of the year... unless you're a syndicated game show. On Christmas Day, NBC and ABC will be airing sports in place of Wheel in many areas. CBS and FOX are safe.
7:00 ET/6:00 CT airings of Wheel of Fortune on NBC affiliates will be pre-empted and potentially 7:30 ET/6:30 CT airings as well if the scheduled NFL game ends late. NBC has PIT @ HOU scheduled for 4:00-7:30 PM Eastern. Note that some stations that have Jeopardy! normally scheduled during the game might also move it to the 7:30/6:30 slot in place of Wheel, as several stations give it priority because of its continuity with returning champions.
Wheel of Fortune will be pre-empted on all ABC affiliates, except for 7:30 PM Pacific airings if the final NBA game ends on time. ABC is pre-empting all programming from 2:00-10:30 PM Eastern with a half-hour holiday special of The Chew followed by an NBA pregame show and a triple-header, scheduled from 3:00-5:30 (CLE @ GSW), 5:30-8:00 (WAS @ BOS), and 8:00-10:30 (HOU @ OKC).
ABC has no national primetime schedule for Christmas Day because of the games ending shortly before the 11:00 news leading into Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In the Eastern and Central time zones, ABC is giving the vacant 10:30 ET/9:30 CT slot to a special half-hour edition of The $100,000 Pyramid. It will also be airing in the Mountain Time Zone at 8:30 MT immediately after the games, though airings on Pacific stations vary; some don't have it scheduled at all.
In the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones, ABC affiliates are given the vacant primetime slots to schedule whatever they please. Most stations are filling them with local specials, Pyramid at varying times, a holiday episode of 20/20, or delayed airings of pre-empted syndicated shows, including Wheel.
This Christmas, check your local listings to see if Wheel is getting moved to a later time or an alternate station; the rescheduling varies greatly, especially if you're in the West. Also keep in mind that if Wheel gets pre-empted completely on Christmas Day, your station might air the week's episodes one day behind to compensate, with Friday airing on Saturday.
7:00 ET/6:00 CT airings of Wheel of Fortune on NBC affiliates will be pre-empted and potentially 7:30 ET/6:30 CT airings as well if the scheduled NFL game ends late. NBC has PIT @ HOU scheduled for 4:00-7:30 PM Eastern. Note that some stations that have Jeopardy! normally scheduled during the game might also move it to the 7:30/6:30 slot in place of Wheel, as several stations give it priority because of its continuity with returning champions.
Wheel of Fortune will be pre-empted on all ABC affiliates, except for 7:30 PM Pacific airings if the final NBA game ends on time. ABC is pre-empting all programming from 2:00-10:30 PM Eastern with a half-hour holiday special of The Chew followed by an NBA pregame show and a triple-header, scheduled from 3:00-5:30 (CLE @ GSW), 5:30-8:00 (WAS @ BOS), and 8:00-10:30 (HOU @ OKC).
ABC has no national primetime schedule for Christmas Day because of the games ending shortly before the 11:00 news leading into Jimmy Kimmel Live!. In the Eastern and Central time zones, ABC is giving the vacant 10:30 ET/9:30 CT slot to a special half-hour edition of The $100,000 Pyramid. It will also be airing in the Mountain Time Zone at 8:30 MT immediately after the games, though airings on Pacific stations vary; some don't have it scheduled at all.
In the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones, ABC affiliates are given the vacant primetime slots to schedule whatever they please. Most stations are filling them with local specials, Pyramid at varying times, a holiday episode of 20/20, or delayed airings of pre-empted syndicated shows, including Wheel.
This Christmas, check your local listings to see if Wheel is getting moved to a later time or an alternate station; the rescheduling varies greatly, especially if you're in the West. Also keep in mind that if Wheel gets pre-empted completely on Christmas Day, your station might air the week's episodes one day behind to compensate, with Friday airing on Saturday.
does this also apply for my friends on East Coast regarding A possible ''Friday airing on Saturday''?. Locally I get Wheel on KABC 7, amd i also have Wheel on WABC. 
Lucky WPBF's listings listed the episode explicitly, too. Sometimes, they'll just do the make-up airing on a whim when another show is listed, and WPVI's listings still show the Tues-Sat shows on their usual dates instead of adjusting it to show Mon-Fri. Other stations that do make-up airings on Saturday often show two airings of the Saturday rerun in their listings.