MLB Rain Delay Pushes THE X FACTOR’s ‘Judges’ Homes’ to October 23rd, Tuesday Comedy Lineup Preempted

If you tried to watch THE X FACTOR tonight, chances are you were a bit perplexed by what went down.

Thanks to a rain delay, the National League Championship Series game caused more than a little bit of chaos on Fox’s schedule. At first, the network chose to air a rerun of the BEN AND KATE pilot at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, perhaps hoping the rain delay would be brief and they could resume the game and then air THE X FACTOR as had been scheduled. Then they put on THE X FACTOR after BEN AND KATE concluded. But when the NLCS game was ready to resume, Fox switched over to a rerun of THE MINDY PROJECT, confusing fans and causing some crazy Twitter reactions.

Now, you’re going to have to wait several days to get the episode’s proper conclusion — Fox has officially announced tonight’s THE X FACTOR episode will air Tuesday, October 23rd at 8 PM. The bad news? That means the entire Tuesday comedy block will be preempted for the night. And since all four comedies are set to air Halloween specials on October 30th, no word on when the displaced episodes will air.

Are you frustrated by THE X FACTOR’s scheduling tonight? Or are you just happy you’ll see the episode in full next week?

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