CBS did not think it was appropriate to have a comedy driven show with the California fires.

https://tvline.com/news/hollywood-squares-delayed-new-premiere-date-cbs-1235397797/

CBS to give Hollywood Squares a special airing after the NFL's AFC Divisional Playoff Game (https://deadline.com/2025/01/hollywood-squares-afc-divisional-playoff-cbs-1236256567/)

The Hollywood Squares reboot hosted by Drew Barrymore and Nate Burleson will premiere Thursday and air its second episode on Sunday.

Unless there's a joke in the first episode about fire, I don't understand how a comedy driven game show is inappropriate when they literally aired comedies in it's spot.

At opening of last nights episode, Julie Bowen(of Happy Gilmore and Modern Family fame) announces by doing the panel intros and host Nate Burleson(from NFL Today and CBS Mornings)