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"In light of the recent tragic events in our country, NBC has decided to postpone the premieres of the network's fall primetime programs...Further developments could alter this plan," the network said in a brief statement, Reuters reported.

The other major networks including ABC and CBS were also contemplating the postponement of their fall shows due to the heavy news coverage on all the stations and were taking things hour by hour. They are waiting to see how the aftermath of Tuesday's attacks unfold before making any long-term decisions about programming.

"We're on the fence right now," CBS Television CEO Leslie Moonves told Variety of his network's view on whether to delay the season's start. "We're looking at all the pros and cons. I could give you 10 reasons why we should delay it and 10 reasons why we shouldn't."

But CBS's quick decision to postpone the Primetime Emmy Awards was an easy one.

"Nobody wants to watch a sitcom today, and that's the primary reason why we didn't want the Emmys to take place this week. It just doesn't fit with how everyone is feeling. But there comes a certain point where you do have to look at moving on. At the moment, things are minute by minute and subject to change, but we're thinking about putting on our schedule as planned on Monday." Moonves told The Hollywood Reporter.

CBS will be making at least one change--they will not be showing a sneak preview of The Ellen Show as planned next week. The hope is to launch the show Sept. 24, especially if the Emmys, which Ellen DeGeneres will host, can be rescheduled Sept. 23.

ABC had actually decided to delay their fall lineup a week, inside sources told Variety. But the network re-evaluated the decision and planned to debut some new shows next week, particularly if Monday Night Football were to go forward. Now it's unclear what will happen, as the NFL has announced that all 15 games scheduled this weekend have been canceled.

League spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press there were several reasons involved, including the problems in air travel and the trauma to the New York Giants, Jets and the Washington Redskins. It has not yet been decided whether to reschedule the weekend's games or go with a 15-game season.

Of the smaller networks, the WB will be keeping to their Friday night premieres after affiliates urged it to resume entertainment programming.

"We feel very strongly that to disrupt our schedule completely further reinforces the sense of disruption in people's lives," WB Entertainment president Jordan Levin told Variety. "We don't want to contribute to the terrorists' desire to create chaos."

Fox Network is in a different situation since many of their new fall shows were to be debuting in a few weeks, after the World Series. However, now that Major League Baseball has postponed all the games until Thursday, Fox could be looking at bowing their post-baseball season premieres during November sweeps.