NBC has obliged the White House in giving President Bush 15 minutes of prime time coverage for his farewell address on Thursday, January 15th beginning at 8 PM.
The network also announced their revised Thursday night lineup as a result:
PRESIDENTIAL FAREWELL ADDRESS (O)
8:00 PM
MY NAME IS EARL (E)
8:15 PM
THOSE CHEATIN' HEARTS - GUEST STAR BEAU BRIDGES RETURNS AS EARL'S FATHER AND THE TWO BOND OVER THEIR WOMEN TROUBLE - Earl (Jason Lee) and Randy (Ethan Suplee) decide it's time to make amends with their childhood neighbors, the Clarks. But when they discover more skeletons in the closet than they had expected, the brothers find themselves needing to sort out some family issues between their mom (Nancy Lenehan) and dad (Guest Star Beau Bridges). Meanwhile, Joy (Jaime Pressly) has duped one-eyed Willy out of his glass eye, and despite Darnell's (Eddie Steeples) efforts Willy may never "see" that eye again.
MY NAME IS EARL (O)
8:30 PM
"CHiPs'" ERIK ESTRADA GUEST STARS - When auditions for Erik Estrada's (guest star Erik Estrada, "CHiPs") new reality show come to Camden, Earl (Jason Lee) encourages Joy (Jaime Pressly) to go for her childhood dream of becoming famous and tryout, thus allowing him to cross an item off his list. Joy, initially reluctant, steals Randy's (Ethan Suplee) audition and makes a fool of herself. Her crazy antics are a cause for concern when Darnell (Eddie Steeples) receives a startling phone call.
THE OFFICE (E)
9:00 PM
A FIGHT TO THE FINISH - The office is on eggshells because Andy (Ed Helms) still hasn't found out about fiancee Angela's (Angela Kinsey) affair with Dwight (Rainn Wilson). When Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell) spills the beans, Dwight and Andy take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile, Michael is nervous about being called down to corporate for a meeting with Wallace (Andy Buckley).
30 ROCK (O)
9:30 PM
LIZ LEMON (TINA FEY) FIGHTS FOR THE STAFF'S RIGHT TO FLU SHOTS WHILE JACK DONAGHY (ALEC BALDWIN) LOOKS FOR CREATIVE WAYS TO SPEND TIME WITH ELISA (GUEST STAR SALMA HAYEK). CHRIS PARNELL GUEST STARS
Liz (Fey) tries desperately not to catch the flu, but it's spreading amongst the "TGS" cast and crew quickly; and Jack (Baldwin) is being selective over who receives vaccinations from Dr. Spaceman (guest star Chris Parnell). One is offered to Liz, but she refuses to take it, championing for the rights of the crew. Meanwhile, Elisa (guest star Hayek) is working seven days a week, so Jack must be creative about finding ways to spend time with her.
ER (O)
10:00 PM
WAS I DREAMING? - ALEX KINGSTON ("CSI") REPRISES HER ROLE AS DR. ELIZABETH CORDAY -Neela (Parminder Nagra) finds herself having a recurring dream about her crazy day trying to saving a young girl with sickle cell anemia. Gates (John Stamos) works on saving a patient that jumped out of a window during his sleep. Meanwhile, Neela goes in for an attending interview and is surprised to see Dr. Corday (guest star Alex Kingston).
