CBS’ special coverage of Duchess Kate’s cancer diagnosis aired in place of commercial breaks during March Madness on Friday. While viewers weren’t going to miss the Florida Atlantic vs. Northwestern game, many weren’t thrilled with the timing of the somber update on the March Madness game. The health of the Princess of Wales.
“Special report? Please don’t interrupt my marching madness,” one user said I wrote to X.
another user Added“This update does not interrupt March Madness. We went to war over this!”
With 5:19 left in the second half, Florida Atlantic hit a 3-pointer to cut the Wildcats’ lead to four points and called a timeout.
First there was a commercial for GEICO, but then the network cut to Norah O’Donnell in the CBS studio reporting on a video announcing that Middleton had been diagnosed with cancer and started chemotherapy. February.
“The surgery was a success,” Middleton said in the video. “However, post-surgery tests revealed that cancer was present.”
The entire special report lasted about two minutes, and the network brought viewers back to the FAU vs. Northwestern game at Barclays Center. The horn sounded to signal the end of the timeout, and the clock still read 5:19.
Still, some viewers turned the dire health update into an opportunity to comment on the unexpected turn of events during the network’s NCAA Tournament coverage, with No. 14 seed Oakland and No. After an opening day marked by upsets, the first round continued on Friday. No. 11 seed Duquesne had a controversial near-upset outcome Thursday night between No. 13 seed Sanford and No. 4 Kansas.
Another viewer said, “The real March Madness is the millions of college basketball fans, and if they disrupt the NCAA Tournament again, we’ll be at war with England.” Ta. I wrote to X.
Florida Atlantic, which tried to reach the Final Four last year, lost to Northwestern in overtime, ensuring the Wildcats will play No. 1 Connecticut on Sunday.
