An episode of Law & Order: SVU inspired by the President-elect has been delayed once again. NBC made the decision to bump the episode earlier this week, Deadlinereported Wednesday. The episode, entitled "Unstoppable," was originally scheduled to air Oct. 12 before being pushed back to Oct. 26. Following the release of the leaked Access Hollywood audio in which the President-elect bragged about fame giving one the right to grab women "by the pussy," the episode was again delayed to Nov. 16.
"Unstoppable," penned by Rick Eid and Julie Martin, sees Gary Cole (Office Space, Pineapple Express) portraying a "wealthy and boorish" man whose bid for the White House is potentially upended following a rape allegation. Though the new air date for the episode currently remains unknown, Deadline speculated that fans won't likely see it until after January of next year.
The latest change in scheduling, the network maintains, is due to the recent competition surrounding the broadcast of Game 7 of the World Series. A new Blindspot and back-to-back Chicago P.D. episodes will air Nov. 16 instead. No additional new episodes of SVU are scheduled through Jan. 4.
Another potential TV shakeup to watch is South Park, which appeared to call the presidential election for Clinton in a teaser from this week's new episode. Did Trey Parker and Matt Stone have enough time to tweak the episode before air? A new clip (see above, dumbass) implies that some last-minute script changes may have made it into the final edit.
