Thursday’s primetime January 6 House select committee’s public hearing is prompting some programming shifts by the broadcast networks.CBS has moved Thursday’s eviction episode of Big Brother, originally scheduled for 8 pm ET, to Friday, July 22 at 8 PM ET, replacing the previously scheduled second season premiere of Secret Celebrity Renovation, which will now move to Friday, July 29 at 8 PM ET.
Big Brother will be paired on July 22 with what CBS calls a one-time special showing of the Season 2 premiere of Paramount+ action-adventure series Blood & Treasure at 9 PM ET, which is currently streaming on Paramount+.
It will be followed by a repeat episode of Blue Bloods at 10 PM ET.CBS News’ will broadcast coverage of the hearing Thursday, July 21 from 8-10 PM ET during the original time period for Big Brother.
The network will air a repeat of CSI: Vegas at 10 PM ET Thursday, following the hearing.ABC will pre-empt game shows Press Your Luck, hosted by Elizabeth Banks, which airs 8 PM ET and Generation Gap, hosted by Kelly Ripa, at 9 PM PT.NBC will pre-empt Law & Order: SVU and spinoff Organized Crime Thursday, both of which are repeats.
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