{"id":8486,"date":"2024-04-17T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8486"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T12:05:22","slug":"cbs-forced-to-issue-apology-after-cutting-billy-joel-100th-msg-concert-special-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=8486","title":{"rendered":"CBS forced to issue apology after cutting Billy Joel 100th MSG concert special short"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of promoting Billy Joel: The 100th \u2013 Live at Madison Square Garden, when the special aired Sunday night, CBS cut the program short by several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were not happy, prompting the network to apologize and announce they would re-air the special in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>The program marked Joel\u2019s record-setting 100th show at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Excited fans who had tuned in Sunday, April 14 began the night upset after the special was delayed 30 minutes due to the 2024 Masters Tournament running overtime.<\/p>\n<p>Then fans dealt with numerous commercials and an \u201cextremely out of order\u201d set list.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IDK whose decision it was to cut off the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillyJoel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BillyJoel<\/a> concert for local news (AFTER starting 30 min late!) but it&#39;s unacceptable. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillyJoel100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BillyJoel100<\/a> is an iconic moment in history, &amp; all we wanted to do was &quot;forget about life for a while&quot; &amp; you destroyed it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbschicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cbschicago<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ugcEyLmuGL\">pic.twitter.com\/ugcEyLmuGL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Join Me @ Post.news! (@LynneJMcCartney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynneJMcCartney\/status\/1779720322742141187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But the icing on the cake was when fans in the Eastern and Central time zones saw the special abruptly end in the middle of Joel\u2019s iconic \u201cPiano Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How do you cut a Billy Joel Concert in the Middle of Piano Man?!<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QI409AwaxQ\">pic.twitter.com\/QI409AwaxQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1779721579544317991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust an absolute disaster by CBS tonight producing the Billy Joel concert. Ineptitude at its finest. Start it late and cut it off early. Just horrible. #BillyJoel100,\u201d an angry viewer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@CBS You just might to re-schedule Billy Joel\u2019s concert that your affiliates cut short to go to local late night news. We fans are not happy. And there are a lot of TV, etc viewing options other than you\u2026.You need to bring him back,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWTF \u2014 CBS New York of all places!!\ud83d\ude20\u2026 You cut off the ending of the Billy Joel 100th show right at the ending of Piano Man!! Where\u2019s the end of the show??\u201d yet another dissatisfied fan wrote.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1440996340-768x515-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"515\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1440996340-768x515-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1440996340-768x515-1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><br \/>\nATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 NOVEMBER 11: Billy Joel performs onstage during ATLive 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White\/Getty Images for ABA)<\/p>\n<p>CBS was forced to apologize following the botched special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA network programming timing error ended last night\u2019s Billy Joel special approximately two minutes early in the Eastern and Central Time Zones,\u201d CBS said in a statement according to Deadline. \u201cWe apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience whose viewing experience was interrupted during the last song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The network will re-air the special Friday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/p>\n<p>Did you watch the Billy Joel special? Let us know your thoughts in the comments on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After weeks of promoting Billy Joel: The 100th \u2013 Live at Madison Square Garden, when the special aired Sunday night, CBS cut the program short by several minutes. Fans were not happy, prompting the network to apologize and announce they would re-air the special in its entirety. 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