CBS to re-air Billy Joel special that was cut short
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – CBS announced Monday that its Billy Joel special will be rebroadcast in its entirety this week after the network mistakenly cut the program short on Sunday night.
“Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden” will be shown on CBS at 9 p.m. Eastern this Friday, April 19.
“A network programming timing error ended last night’s Billy Joel special approximately two minutes early in the Eastern and Central Time Zones,” CBS said in a statement. “We apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience whose viewing experience was interrupted during the last song.”
The performance can also been seen on Paramount+.
Joel was in the middle of hit song “Piano Man” when the CBS error caused local news to began in some parts of the country, angering many fans. The special already had a late start because the Masters Tournament ran long.
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