Even after a week of Olympic coverage, NBC continues to find new ways of earning its #NBCFail hashtag. With the tape delay being the source of so many problems, the advantage would seem to be knowing when to cut away from the action.
https://twitter.com/WeatherManNX01/status/231582493881552896
Did NBC really not show a full race? #REALLYNBCREALLY?
— Ang (@ang_xxox) August 4, 2012
Did @NBC seriously just do a, "right after this…" in the MIDDLE of a swim race?!?
— Adam Barton (@keenfrenzy) August 4, 2012
Holy shit did NBC seriously just cut to commercial in the middle of the tape delayed 800m free? #ugh #nbcfail
— ZDT (@mcsoxerhoff) August 4, 2012
Wait. Did @NBC just go to commercial mid-race? Really? It's an 8 minute race, and we can't see all of it? #NBCFail
— Stewart Bushmsn (@stoobush) August 4, 2012
Why did NBC just cut to a commercial break seconds before the end of a swimming race that the USA was about to break the world record in…?
— nucci (@Nucccci) August 4, 2012
Did NBC just cut away from a race because the winner was obvious? An American shatters a world record and we don’t even see the whole race?
— John Robinette (@jrobinette) August 4, 2012
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No, it’s not just you.
OH OKAY SO IT'S NOT JUST ME. #nbcFAIL “@EricGarvelink: Did NBC really just go to a commercial in the middle of that race??!”
— Greg (@GregMonahan) August 4, 2012
In fact, so many people were asking the same question that “Did NBC” became a trending topic. Did they? Yes, yes they did.
@janetevans @brookebennett Now trending: Did NBC. Yes, they did cut to commercial during Katie's race.
— a bloo (@vlime286) August 4, 2012