NBC is not backing down. After more than 100 writers, actors, directors and producers including Ava DuVernay, J.J.
Abrams and Aaron Sorkin spoke out in a letter against the network’s plan to air a town hall with President Donald Trump on Thursday (October 15) at 8 PM, directly opposite the Joe Biden town hall on ABC, the network revealed they are sticking with the time slot.
NBCUniversal News Group chairman Cesar Conde said that the decision to air Trump’s town hall at the same time as Vice President Biden’s was not a decision motivated by business. “We share in the frustration that our event will initially air alongside the first half of ABC’s broadcast with Vice President Biden.
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