CBS Cuts Off Billy Joel Concert Special in Middle of “Piano Man”

Eddie Fu
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Billy Joel fans who tuned into his Madison Square Garden concert special on CBS Sunday night (March 14th) were left disappointed when the broadcast was cut off in the middle of “Piano Man” for regularly scheduled local news programming.

Update: CBS announced on Monday that it will rebroadcast Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden in its entirety on Friday, April 19th at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, citing “overwhelming demand from his legion of fans.”

Thanks to the network’s 2024 Masters tournament coverage running long, the recording of his landmark 100th consecutive performance at MSG started 30 minutes late. CBS had heavily advertised the special as Joel’s “first-ever show to be broadcast on television,” and viewers were understandably pissed off.

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“CBS has been promoting the Billy Joel concert special every two minutes for WEEKS,” wrote one viewer on Twitter. “So what better way to air it than to preempt it for a half hour and [then] cut him off MID-PIANO MAN? C’mon guys.”

Another fan told CBS to “fuck off” and called switching to local news “absolutely pathetic decision making.”

To add insult to injury, only Paramount+ subscribers can watch Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden in full as of publishing.

Joel’s Madison Square Garden residency will come to an end on July 25th, but he is also scheduled for co-headlining tour dates with Stevie Nicks, Sting, and Rod Stewart. See his full touring schedule, and pick up tickets here.

If you’d like, revisit the Piano Man’s 2024 Grammys performance of his comeback single, “Turn the Lights Back On.”

CBS Cuts Off Billy Joel Concert Special in Middle of “Piano Man”
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