CBS Delays 'Hollywood Squares' Premiere Due to Los Angeles Wildfires

The network postponed the light-hearted game show to January 16, citing sensitivity to the ongoing natural disaster and its impact on local programming.

• The premiere of CBS's 'Hollywood Squares' has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT due to the wildfires affecting Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
• CBS stated that airing the comedic game show during the ongoing disaster would be tonally inappropriate and insensitive.
• The network's Los Angeles stations are focused on 24/7 wildfire coverage, further influencing the decision to delay the show.
• The reboot, hosted by Nate Burleson with Drew Barrymore as the center square, features a celebrity-filled tic-tac-toe format and will move to its regular Wednesday 10 p.m. slot starting January 29.
• Encore episodes of 'George and Mandy’s First Marriage,' 'Ghosts,' and 'Matlock' will fill the programming slots originally planned for the premiere.

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