An interruption during Billy Joel’s final song of his televised concert didn’t have fans feeling all right.
Millions of viewers across the country tuned into “Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden” Sunday night on CBS. As the crowd belted the iconic lyrics of “Piano Man,” Joel’s climactic performance was cut off due to a timing error.
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On Monday, CBS issued an apology.
“A network programming timing error ended last night’s Billy Joel special approximately two minutes early in the Eastern and Central Time Zones. We apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience whose viewing experience was interrupted during the last song. Due to the overwhelming demand from his legion of fans, BILLY JOEL: THE 100TH – LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN will be rebroadcast in its entirety on CBS on April 19th at 9:00PM ET/PT.”
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The interruption caused many to sound off on social media to complain about the error as well as the amount of commercials.
The broadcast was delayed by 30 minutes due to the 2024 Masters Tournament and the special marked the centennial of Joel’s record-setting run at Madison Square Garden.
Along with the rebroadcast on Friday, the special is now available for streaming on Paramount Plus.
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