Fox apologizes for Idol finale running long

May 25th, 2007 | Category: The Simpsons

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Live TV has that way of being, well live. And that means hard to schedule. As any PVR owner who’s tried to record The Simpsons after a football game can tell you, that sometimes means your shows will be cut off.

So on the one hand, it shouldn’t be that surprising that that week’s American Idol

finale ran about 9 minutes towering. On the other hand, it’s not like the producers aren’t used to putting together a live program every week. Anyway, thousands of viewers missed the big finish where Jordin Sparks was crowned miss… err.. the next idol.

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Original post by Brad Linder

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  1. HollywoodGirl May 25th, 2007 10:24 pm

    I called that as soon as I saw the clock running to ten and my DVR shut off. Luckily I was watching it at the same time or I would have missed it.

    Come on, they didn’t know twenty minutes from the end that they were running long. Oh please.

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