Are “Dancing With the Stars,” “FBI” on this week? Election Day TV schedule

While Americans will choose between former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, they will also be choosing who takes 435 U.S. House and 34 U.S. Senate seats.

However, as the nation awaits the news of who wins the presidential election on Tuesday, November 5, regular TV programming could be impacted, and many popular shows will skip their weekly runtime completely.

Newsweek has compiled a full list of schedule changes you should expect for your favorite shows from Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) and FBI to late night TV.

Dancing With the Stars

Fans of DWTS will have to wait until Tuesday, November 12 to watch another episode because of Election Day.

During the show’s regularly scheduled time, ABC will instead be airing its election night coverage Election Night 2024: Your Voice/Your Vote. This will keep Americans updated with real-time updates on the Electoral College map and which candidate secures enough votes to become president.

FBI

FBI is also not airing as usual on Tuesday, November 5 because of Election Day coverage.

The show will be back on its regularly scheduled programming Tuesday, November 12, but for Election Day, viewers will instead be able to watch the CBS News: America Decides: Campaign ’24 Election Night program.

It often makes the most sense for TV networks to delay airing the next week’s episode as most Americans will be glued to election night coverage and would miss a new episode if it was scheduled as usual.

The Real Housewives of New York City

For those who rely on a dose of reality TV to get through any election season anxiety, there’s good news.

Bravo will continue to air The Real Housewives of New York City all throughout Election Night, from roughly 4 to 11 p.m., with a new episode airing at 9 p.m.

Married at First Sight

Fans of a different reality show, Lifetime’s Married at First Sight, have less than ideal scheduling news for the week of the election, however.

The show, which brings strangers together to marry upon their first meeting, is skipping a week, with episodes to return Tuesday, November 12.

1,000-lb Sisters

Another popular TLC reality show, 1,000-lb Sisters, will be pausing its programming this week as well.

So that means viewers will have to wait an extra week to catch up on what’s happening in the Slaton sisters’ lives.

The Voice

The Voice is also taking a break this week due to Election Night coverage. NBC will instead be keeping track of all breaking news updates related to the 2024 election.

Fans of the singing competition show will have to be patient, as the next episode resumes next week on Tuesday, November. 12.

Is Jimmy Kimmel on This Week?

While Jimmy Kimmel Live! is a fixture on ABC, he will not be airing his late-night episode as usual.

This is due to ABC blocking off the time for election night coverage instead.

However, starting on Wednesday, November 6, Kimmel will be back on his usual schedule, with guests Jon Favreau, Jon Lovitz, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor as well as musical guest Alessia Cara.

Is Stephen Colbert on This Week?

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is also following suit and opting against airing a new episode on Election Night.

The next episode is scheduled for Wednesday, November 6 with guest George Stephanopoulos and a music performance by Lenny Kravitz.

Is Seth Meyers on This Week?

Late Night With Seth Meyers is likewise taking a break on Tuesday for NBC’s Election Night coverage.

However, fans don’t have to wait long because Meyers will be back with his regularly scheduled episodes beginning Wednesday.

Is Jimmy Fallon on This Week?

Taking a nod from the other late night TV hosts, Jimmy Fallon is delaying the next episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon due to Election Day coverage.

But the next episode airing on Wednesday will be action packed with guests Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie Perez and Bailey Zimmerman.

Other Election Coverage

While the final results of this year’s election may not be available for several days, Tuesday’s vote counts will help Americans learn who’s leading in key swing states as well as across America.

ABC News will begin its coverage at 8 a.m. Tuesday, while CNN starts its election show at 5 p.m. Monday.

Fox News will also air its election coverage beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, while MSNBC starts airing its election show at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The last presidential election in 2020 took four days for officials to make a final call, mostly due to the prominence of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing.

For this year’s Election Day, most polling locations close around 7 p.m. or 8 p.m.