ET has learned ABC is putting in place plans to postpone Tuesday's premiere.
Amid the ongoing writers' strike, ET has learned that ABC is putting in place plans to postpone Tuesday's season 32 premiere ofThe plan involves the network identifying alternate temporary programming for the Tuesday 8 to 10 p.m. time slot and crafting a new rollout plan for season 32 of the show.
A source close to production tells ET that"there are over 500 people employed for the show and the talent are allowed to work on this show under the SAG Network Code agreement, but due to rising pressure that the talent is receiving, we are preparing to postpone." One of the season 32 contestants, comedian and actor Matt Walsh, is planning to pause his involvement from the show in support of the writers' strike. In a statement to ET, Walsh said he won't be part of the show"until an agreement is made with the WGA [Writers Guild of America]."
"I was excited to join the show and did so under the impression that it was not a WGA show and fell under a different agreement," Walsh further explained in his statement."This morning when I was informed by my union, the WGA, that it is considered struck work I walked out of my rehearsal. I have been and will always stand with my union members of the WGA, SAG and DGA.
Initially, the decision to proceed with the show's return next week stirred controversy as the strike drags on. It's now been over 140 days of stalled negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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