'Unforgivable!' Fans outraged as Donald Trump's congressional address to preempt NBC hit show This Is Us

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 20:44 EST, 8 February 2017 | Updated: 22:51 EST, 8 February 2017

President Donald Trump's February 28 address to Congress has caused NBC to push back broadcasts of its popular ensemble dramedy This Is Us - and the show's faithful fans aren't pleased.

The address from the commander-in-chief is slated to begin at 9/8c p.m., with Deadline reporting that three networks (NBC, CBS and Fox) have cleared at least 90 minutes for the president's speech, while ABC has freed up a two-hour block.

As the scheduling shift was announced, a number of fans of the upstart program - which stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown and Chris Sullivan - took to Twitter to vent about the presidential preemption.

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One more thing: President Donald Trump's February 28 address to Congress has caused NBC to push back broadcasts of its popular ensemble dramedy This Is Us. The businessman was snapped in Hempstead, New York last fall campaigning 

One more thing: President Donald Trump's February 28 address to Congress has caused NBC to push back broadcasts of its popular ensemble dramedy This Is Us. The businessman was snapped in Hempstead, New York last fall campaigning 

Well-received: The comedic drama tells the story of multiple people with common bonds 

Well-received: The comedic drama tells the story of multiple people with common bonds 

Stars: Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia are among the show's featured performers 

Stars: Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia are among the show's featured performers 

'Trump is messing up a lot of things, but now the #ThisIsUs season finale? Unforgivable!!' wrote Twitter user @anchorless757. Another under the handle @fannieBP wrote: 'I CANT BELIEVE TRUMP EVEN RUINS MY ENJOYMENT OF TV SHOWS NOW!!! #DumpTrump #ThisIsUs.'

And user @LilyMiranda07 wrote, 'As if I needed more reason to hate Donald Trump.'

The Peacock network on Wednesday said that the February 28 broadcast will be pushed to March 7 at 9/8c, with the show's season finale airing a week later on March 14 at the same time.

Bothered: One user didn't seem to be a fan of Trump's in the first place and was further angered by the TV announcement 

Bothered: One user didn't seem to be a fan of Trump's in the first place and was further angered by the TV announcement 

Bound to be disappointed: This user said they were watching the NBC show as a distraction from ongoing current events

Bound to be disappointed: This user said they were watching the NBC show as a distraction from ongoing current events

Don't mess with my shows: Another expressed her ire over politics preempting prime-time TV

Don't mess with my shows: Another expressed her ire over politics preempting prime-time TV

Priorities: This user said the NBC show was 'much more important' to her than hearing the political speech

Priorities: This user said the NBC show was 'much more important' to her than hearing the political speech

Strong cast: Chris Sullivan is among the show's ensemble cast
Breakout: Golden Globe-nominated actor Sterling K. Brown plays Randall Pearson on the NBC series

Strong squad: Chris Sullivan and Sterling K. Brown (right) are among members of the show's ensemble cast

Trump's speech will also impact the schedules of Trial & Error, a debuting comedy starring John Lithgow and Sherri Shepherd, which was pushed to a double-episode March 14 at 10/9c.

The speech is in lieu of the State of the Union address, as is the case for presidents who've just been sworn into the country's highest office.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed last month that The Celebrity Apprentice host had accepted an invitation from House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to speak in the session.

Excited: House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (right) said Trump's speech will give citizens a chance 'to hear directly from our new president about his vision and our shared agenda.' The two were snapped November 10  in the nation's capital, two days after Trump was elected

Excited: House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (right) said Trump's speech will give citizens a chance 'to hear directly from our new president about his vision and our shared agenda.' The two were snapped November 10  in the nation's capital, two days after Trump was elected

Ryan last month said Trump's February 28 speech serves as 'an opportunity for the people and their representatives to hear directly from our new president about his vision and our shared agenda.

'For too long, Washington has been too timid about addressing the big challenges facing our country,' Ryan said. 'We want this to be a bold government. We want this to be a government of action. We want this to be a government of solutions. And a government unified not just by party but by a commitment to restore self-government and to get our country back on track.' 

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