upcoming 30 Rock reunion special, there is a good chance you might not be able to watch it all. According to Vulture, NBC's biggest local affiliate groups have decided not to broadcast the special, which was filmed remotely and is set to air Thursday at 8/7c.
Gray Television, Hearst, Nexstar, Tegna, and Sinclair Broadcast Group, all major TV-station groups whose NBC affiliates reach about half of the homes in the U.S., are apparently planning to preempt the hour.This is unfortunate, but it doesn't sound like the affiliate groups are Scrooges who want to destroy our Christmas.
Sources familiar with the matter told Vulture the reason for the preemption has to do with the fact the special — which was produced by NBCUniversal's ad sales.
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