VP Debate Preempts ‘The Voice,’ ‘DWTS’ & More: See All Schedule Changes

The 2024 Vice Presidential Debate has caused a string of schedule changes for 2024 fall TV airings. The second seasons of NBC‘s The Irrational and Fox‘s Accused will now premiere later than originally planned because of the one-night event, and the air time of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 2 has also been affected, as have The Voice, Dancing With the Stars, and more.

Vice Presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance will partake in the debate on Tuesday, October 1 at 9/8c. The debate will air live on CBS and will be simulcast on other major news networks like NBC, ABC, and Fox.

Below, find a full breakdown of scheduling changes caused by the Vice Presidential Debate broadcast. For a guide on how to watch the VP debate, see here.

When does The Irrational Season 2 premiere?

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The Irrational Season 2 will premiere on Tuesday, October 8 instead of Tuesday, October 1 on NBC, the network announced Tuesday, August 20. The episode will maintain its previously planned timeslot, 10/9c.

When does Accused Season 2 premiere?

Fox’s legal anthology series Accused returns for Season 2 this fall. It, too, was set to premiere on October 1 and is instead premiering one week later because of the VP debate. Accused Season 2 premieres Tuesday, October 8 at 8/7c (its timeslot has not changed).

Is The Voice on tonight (October 1, 2024)?

The Voice Season 26 premiered on September 23, but there will be no new episode — or an episode at all — airing on Tuesday, October 1 due to the debate. NBC will instead air the live special Debate Countdown: Vance vs. Waltz at 8/7c.

The Voice will return for “The Blind Auditions, Part 3” on Tuesday, October 7 at 8/7c. The episode will be two hours long.

See the NBC Fall 2024 TV schedule here, and The Voice Season 26 schedule here.

Is Dancing With the Stars on tonight (October 1, 2024)?

Dancing With the Stars will not air on October 1. It will air twice next week instead on October 7 and October 8.

ABC will air a live special as a preview to the debate as well. ABC News Special: Race for the White House will air in place of Dancing With the Stars at 8/7c.

When does Murder in a Small Town come out?

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The new crime drama Murder in a Small Town, starring Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk, premiered as planned on Tuesday, September 24 at 9/8c on Fox. It’s the second episode of the new series that is seeing its time change for one week.

Murder in a Small Town Season 1 Episode 2 will air one hour earlier on Tuesday, October 1 at 8/7c on Fox, the network announced on August 20 along with the Accused change. The debate will follow immediately after.

See the Fox Fall 2024 TV schedule here.

Vice Presidential Debate, Tuesday, October 1, 9/8c, CBS, CBS News 24/7, Paramount+

The Irrational, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, October 8, 10/9c, NBC

Accused, Season 2 Premiere, Tuesday, October 8, 9/8c, NBC