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CNN Postpones Roy Wood Jr. Holiday Special Amid Brown University, Bondi Beach Shootings Coverage

December 15, 2025

Roy Wood Jr. Duane Cole EXCLUSIVE: As CNN continues its weekend coverage around the shootings at Brown University in Rhode Island and Sydney’s Bondi Beach, the news network is changing its programming lineup. Deadline can confirm that A CNN Special Event: Roy Wood Jr.‘s Very Very Very Merry Holiday Special has been postponed from its original Sunday at 8pm time slot amid ongoing news coverage.

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“The special is being preempted by breaking news coverage,” a CNN spokesperson told Deadline Sunday.
The one-night holiday event was filmed in front of a live audience in Washington DC, featuring music, comedy and surprises guests.
Backed by the US Air Force Band, Wood Jr.
leads a laugh-filled holiday lineup for all ages.
Watch on Deadline Early Sunday, a gunman opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40.

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CNN Postpones Roy Wood Jr. Holiday Special Amid Brown University, Bondi Beach Shootings Coverage

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CNN Postpones Roy Wood Jr. Holiday Special Amid Brown University, Bondi Beach Shootings Coverage

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