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SurvivorLDog93 wrote:

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Not since Heidi has a major sporting event been cut off by scheduled programming.

I'm afraid there's a large contingent of Sucksters that have no idea what you references. I stole this from another webpage or blog or whatever:

On Sunday, 17 Nov 1968, the NBC television network was scheduled to begin airing 'Heidi' at 7pm Eastern Standard Time, following coverage of an American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders. The game ran long; however, with the Jets leading the Raiders, 32-to-29, NBC broke away to begin 'Heidi' on schedule. During the remaining minute of play, which was extended by penalties and timeouts, Oakland managed to score two touchdowns, and ended up beating New York, 43-to-32. Outraged football fans inundated NBC switchboards. The network expressed regret, saying it had intended to stay with the football game until it ended, and blaming a series of miscommunications for the gaffe. A result of this fiasco is that NFL television contracts require games to be televised in their entirety.