Over 100 actors, producers, and writers reportedly demand NBC change the time of Trump's town hall so it doesn't conflict with Biden's town hall

• NBC producers, writers, and actors wrote a letter asking the network to change the time of Trump's town hall, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• Biden and Trump will each host a town hall at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, but on different networks.
• NBC asked ABC to move the time of the Biden town hall, but ABC declined, according to The Journal.

A large number of NBC employees including writers, actors, and producers signed a letter speaking out against the network's decision to host a town hall with President Donald Trump at the same time as ABC's town hall with Democratic presidential nominee Biden, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The letter, which was addressed to NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde, and Brian Roberts, the CEO of NBC's parent company, Comcast, doesn't attack Trump's politics but says that by airing the town halls at the same time, NBC is "enabling the President's bad behavior while undercutting the Presidential Debate Commission and doing a disservice to the American public."

The letter was signed by "This is Us" creator Dan Fogelman and the show's cast members Sterling K. Brown, Mandy Moore, and Milo Ventimiglia. The TV writer Ryan Murphy, the actor and director Ben Stiller, and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane also signed the letter. MacFarlane signed a production deal with NBCUniversal earlier this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

A spokesperson for NBCUniversal was not immediately available for comment.

It's worth noting that the letter does not ask for the event to be canceled.

"We are simply asking that NBC air the President's town hall either before or after Vice President Biden's so that American voters can have the opportunity to watch both," the letter says.

The two town halls came to fruition after the second presidential debate was canceled when Trump refused to participate in a virtual debate. Even though the town halls are on two different channels, Biden will still have more screen time, as the ABC event is 90 minutes, while Trump's NBC event is just one hour.

An NBC spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal that the decision was made to air the Trump town hall at the same time as Biden's because the former vice president has had the 8 p.m. ET time slot for past events on the network, and it wanted to keep things equal between the candidates. NBC had also asked ABC to move Biden's town hall to a later time to avoid this scheduling conflict, according to The Journal.

For those who want to watch the town halls, they both commence at 8 p.m. ET tonight.

Trump's town hall will be simulcast on NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, and the Spanish-language network Telemundo.

Biden's town hall will be aired on ABC News and livestreamed.