Singer Billy Joel announces the end of his residency at Madison Square Garden in 2024 during a press conference on June 1, 2023, in New York. Joel has a record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, where he currently holds the record for "Most Lifetime Performances By Any Artist" and "Most Consecutive Performances By Any Artist". (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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ATLANTA, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – To honor Billy Joel’s 100th concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, CBS aired the concert Sunday night — which was his first concert to ever air on a broadcast network.
Unfortunately, for many viewers throughout central and eastern parts of the country, the performance was cut short, during one of his most iconic songs, ‘Piano Man.’
Billy Joel fans especially shared their frustration with the abrupt ending.
CBS announced Monday afternoon that they will re-air the full show on April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
“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,” CBS said in their statement.
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CBS did not turn the lights back on during the 100th show of Billy Joel’s residency.
The network in a statement on Monday apologized for ending the singer’s “Billy Joel: The 100th – Live at Madison Square Garden” special two minutes early on Sunday, blaming a “network programming timing error.” CBS also said it will rebroadcast the two-hour special on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
“We apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience whose viewing experience was interrupted during the last song,” CBS said in a statement to USA TODAY Monday.
The special marked the centennial of Joel’s record-setting run at Madison Square Garden, which began in January 2014 and will conclude July 25.
The Barstool Sports account chimed into the discourse on X, formerly Twitter, writing, “How do you cut a Billy Joel Concert in the Middle of Piano Man?!”
“CBS has been promoting the Billy Joel concert special every two minutes for WEEKS. So what better way to air it than to preempt it for a half hour and the cut him off MID-PIANO MAN? C’mon guys,” one upset fan posted.
