Obama Sets State of the Union Address Date

The White House on Monday set Jan. 27 as the date for President Obama’s latest State of the Union address.

Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, broadcast networks are expected to firm up plans for covering the event Tuesday.

NBC is expected to stick with Mercy at 8 p.m., followed by coverage of the speech and news coverage from 9-11 p.m., preempting Law & Order: SVU and The Jay Leno Show.

Fox would be making the biggest move as the address faces its Wednesday edition of American Idol.

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