[quote name=\'SteveR\' post=\'142180\' date=\'Jan 4 2007, 08:20 PM\']
The news broke Nov. 1. The episode that airs Friday, Jan. 5, (according to CBS.com) taped Nov. 1.
I'm not familiar with when TPiR tapes on any given day. Would this episode's audience have known the news?
Given that the news broke around lunchtime on the East Coast, the taping would be later in the day and they'd know.
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As per a previous thread, there were a few aired Xmas shows that were already taped after the fact.
I think we should start a little contest as to what date will we see the first person called who is wearing some sort of shirt which mentions Bob's 'retirement'.