{"id":249972,"date":"2026-04-14T22:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249972\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:52:07","slug":"where-to-watch-abc-programming-preempted-by-ksats-fiesta-2026-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249972\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch ABC programming preempted by KSAT\u2019s Fiesta 2026 coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 KSAT is the official Fiesta<\/a> station, and we\u2019ll air all of the major parades over the next two weeks. <\/p>\n

As a result, some of your favorite ABC and local programs will be shown at a different time than usual.<\/p>\n

Here are the TV listings<\/a> with the dates and times for the shows scheduled to be preempted by KSAT\u2019s Fiesta coverage:<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 16: Fiesta Fiesta (8-10 p.m.)<\/p>\n

\u201c911 Nashville\u201d will air on KSAT 12 from 1:35 a.m. to 2:35 a.m. Friday, April 17<\/p>\n

\u201cRJ Decker\u201d will air on KSAT 12 from 1:35 a.m. to 2:35 a.m. Saturday, April 18<\/p>\n

Monday, April 20: Texas Cavaliers River Parade (7-10 p.m.)<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican Idol\u201d will air on KSAT 12 from 1:05 a.m. to 3:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 21<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rookie\u201d will air on KSAT 12 from 1:35 a.m. to 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, April 22<\/p>\n

Friday, April 24: Battle of Flowers Parade (10 a.m.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe View\u201d will air on KSAT 12 from 1:35 a.m. to 2:35 a.m. Saturday, April 25.<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 25: Battle of Flowers Band Festival (2 p.m.)<\/p>\n

The 2026 NFL Draft (Rounds 4-7) will air on KSAT 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., then continue on MeTV from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The broadcast will be simulcast with ESPN.<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 26: First Baptist Church (11 a.m.)<\/p>\n

UFL: Columbus Aviators at Houston Gamblers will air in its entirety on MeTV from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

UFL: Columbus Aviators at Houston Gamblers will join in progress on KSAT 12 from noon to 2 p.m., following First Baptist Church.<\/p>\n

Additional preemptions will be added from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on April 25.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to view program listings on KSAT.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa Watch Fiesta anywhere with KSAT<\/p>\n

Fiesta starts on Thursday, April 16 and ends on Sunday, April 26, bringing 11 days of food, music and culture to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s when you can watch some of the biggest events on KSAT 12, KSAT Plus<\/a> (our free streaming app), YouTube<\/a> and KSAT.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 16:\u00a0Fiesta Fiesta, 8-10 p.m. at Travis Park. \u2014 Watch on KSAT 12,\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Monday, April 20:\u00a0Texas Cavaliers River Parade\u00a0and\u00a0River Parade en Espa\u00f1ol, coverage starts at 7 p.m., followed by the\u00a0SA Live River Parade After Party.\u00a0\u2014 Watch on KSAT 12,\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Thursday, April 23:\u00a0Battle of Flowers Band Festival, coverage starts at 7 p.m. at the Alamo Stadium. \u2014 Watch on\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Friday, April 24:\u00a0Battle of Flowers Parade\u00a0and\u00a0Battle of Flowers en Espa\u00f1ol, coverage begins at 10 a.m. \u2014 Watch on KSAT 12,\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Saturday, April 25:\u00a0Fiesta Pooch Parade, coverage starts at 7:30 a.m. at Heights Pool in Alamo Heights. \u2014 Watch on\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Saturday, April 25:\u00a0King William Fair Parade, coverage begins at 8 a.m. \u2014 Watch on\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Saturday, April 25:\u00a0Battle of Flowers Band Festival, 2-5 p.m. (rebroadcast) \u2014 Watch on KSAT 12,\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.Saturday, April 25:\u00a0Fiesta Flambeau Parade\u00a0and\u00a0Flambeau en Espa\u00f1ol, coverage starts at 7 p.m. \u2014 Watch on KSAT 12,\u00a0KSAT.com<\/a>\u00a0and KSAT Plus.<\/p>\n

You can get more information about how to stream KSAT 12 for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 KSAT is the official Fiesta station, and we\u2019ll air all of the major parades over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[7185,14489,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-249972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-fiesta","tag-ksat-team","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}