Tom Giles, editor of Panorama, said: ''We are working hard to ensure that the programme is ready as soon as possible.''
The published schedule has an investigation into gambling, presented by Sophie Raworth, pencilled in for this Monday.
But contributors to the programme had been told that the intention is for the Savile investigation to be shown instead.
There have been suggestions that the BBC was looking to show the programme after director-general George Entwistle appears before MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Tuesday morning.
But a BBC source said that was not the case, saying: ''It's our absolute intention to get this show out on Monday. It's purely down to whether it is delivered in time.''
Allegations about Savile's activities began to flood out in the wake of an ITV documentary screened earlier this month.
Police believe the DJ and television presenter's alleged catalogue of sex abuse could have spanned six decades and included about 60 victims.
As well as police investigations, inquiries are taking place into his involvement with Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Broadmoor and Leeds General Infirmary.
Dame Janet Smith, who headed the Shipman Inquiry, is heading an inquiry into Savile's time at the BBC.
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