'The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden': What happened, how to watch

It's 9 o'clock on a Sunday. Billy Joel fans shuffled into their living rooms, ready to belt out some of the piano man's most iconic tunes during the CBS special "The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden." This special was Joel's first concert to air on a broadcast network.

Joel has sold out Madison Square Garden more than any other artist, selling out every single one of his shows since his first show at the arena on Dec. 14, 1978, according to his website. The current residency started in January of 2014, making Joel's March 28 show his 100th consecutive performance at MSG which was filmed for Sunday's CBS special.

Originally slated to run from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., the special was delayed by 30 minutes due to the 2024 Masters Tournament, upsetting fans from the get-go.

Then, in the middle of Joel's iconic performance of "Piano Man," the special abruptly cut away for many viewers to local news broadcasts.

Tons of upset fans took to social media to express their disappointment in the timing and content of the special.

"IDK whose decision it was to cut off the end of the Billy Joel concert for local news (AFTER starting 30 min late!) but it's unacceptable," said one X user. "Billy Joel 100 is an iconic moment in history, and all we wanted to do was 'forget about life for a while' and you destroyed it."

"Way too many commercials, didn't play some of his best songs, went extremely out of order in his set list, and then cuts away to the local news in the middle of Piano Man?! A total flop by CBS," said another.

Even Barstool Sports chimed in, posting on X, "How do you cut a Billy Joel concert in the middle of Piano Man?!"

News anchor Rex Smith took to X saying, "I apologize to the people who were enjoying Billy Joel singing on TV then all of the sudden had to see my face. I'd have picked Billy Joel over me too."

Smith followed up saying, "Also for the record, we have no idea why that happened that way. I'm sure it will be looked into."

CBS to re-air Billy Joel special

CBS announced Monday afternoon that it will be re-airing the Billy Joel special on Friday, April 19 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

According to CBS News, Julie Holland, CBS's vice president of communications said in a statement, "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."

How to stream Billy Joel concert special

Whether you are looking to relive your Billy Joel show, see it for the first time, or actually get to finish your at-home rendition of "Piano Man" this time, you can still watch the CBS special.

The special is now available for streaming on Paramount Plus.

Non-subscribers can sign up for a seven-day free trial at paramountplus.com.

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