US TV networks to snub Bush speech

MUMBAI: It seems popular US TV networks have no time for President Bush! The channels are not expected to carry the primetime speech on Monday night in which he will talk about the future plans for Iraq.

MNBC, Fox and ABC will proceed with their scheduled programming for the 8:00 to 9:00 pm while NBC and Fox’s sibling cable channels, MSNBC and Fox News, will carry the speech.

Last May, networks had to reshuffle their Thursday primetime line-ups to carry Mr Bush’s address announcing the end of major combat in Iraq.