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How President Obama's speech will rearrange tonight's schedule
posted by halboedeker on Dec 1, 2009 -- 10:04:43 AM

President Barack Obama explains his Afghanistan strategy tonight.

The speech at West Point starts at 8 p.m. Some channels estimate the speech will run an hour; others are saying a half-hour. Here's what you can expect to see after Obama talks:

Fox presents a two-hour performance show of "So You Think You Can Dance."

NBC will offer a two-hour episode of "The Biggest Loser."

CBS airs "NCIS" and "Two and a Half Men" reruns. The network's prime time ends with "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show," a special hosted by Heidi Klum.

ABC starts the new season of "Scrubs" and follows with a second episode of the medical comedy. A new episode of "the forgotten" completes prime time.

Fox News Channel starts "The O'Reilly Factor" at 9, "Hannity" at 10 and "On the Record With Greta Van Susteren" at 11.

MSNBC will offer this live schedule: "Hardball With Chris Matthews" at 5, "The Ed Show" at 6, "Hardball" at 7, the speech at 8, "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" at 9, "The Rachel Maddow Show" at 10, "Hardball" at 11, "The Ed Show" at midnight.

CNN starts its coverage at 7 p.m. and follows the speech with another hour. Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown and Anderson Cooper anchor. "Anderson Cooper 360" begins at 10; "Larry King Live" starts at midnight. [My emphasis for you]

CNBC and Fox Business Network will cover the speech as well.