NBC Gets Set for Thompson Presidential Run

Election campaign rules could possibly intrude on NBC’s scheduling…

NBC announced that it will stop scheduling “Law & Order” episodes with Fred Thompson as of September 1st. This is to stay in line with the equal time rules for political candidates. Thompson is not yet a presidential candidate, but he is expected to declare soon.

The equal time rules do not apply to national cable networks, but NBC may decide to voluntarily pull the episodes from cable as well.

Thompson appeared in 115 episodes of “L&O”…