Episode 27

Episode 27: March Madness, Avocados & Harry Potter

Hype of the Week:
Discussing the Tornado Warning Cut Away from the UK vs. UNC March Madness Basketball Game

@bustedcoverage pic.twitter.com/bUn7JS1DBs
— Dave Purpura (@dpurpura) March 26, 2022

ARE YOU KIDDING ME @CBS? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING. WBNS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO JUST CUT INTO THE UK VS UNC GAME WITH 30 SECONDS TO GO.
— Brian Joyce (@bjoyce_hoops) March 26, 2022

Columbus CBS has cut away from the game for a tornado warning. And it's a black screen, can hear the guy talking. Unreal
— Joe Boggs (@joeboggs1) March 26, 2022

Columbus OH CBS affilate goes black screen rather than final 16 seconds of UNC game or tornado radar. @10TV pic.twitter.com/lZAFSl0GQl
— Mike Hendrix (@MrMHendrix) March 26, 2022

Tornado Warning for Franklin and Madison County until 7:45pm. https://t.co/rER0n1jndi
— 10TV.com (@10TV) March 26, 2022

@10TV you had a blank screen on to tell me the same thing the ticker was telling me before that. Thanks for making me miss the last 17 sec.
— W Flag (@cubslionsbucks) March 26, 2022

What happened that caused Columbus, OH to miss the final seconds of the game?

Columbus, Ohio Viewers Miss Entire Kentucky-UNC Finish Due to Tornado Warning, Screengrabber
CBS Columbus affiliate cuts away from North Carolina-Kentucky finish, viewers miss winning shot, Yahoo! Sports
CBS affiliate in Ohio cut away from UNC-Kentucky finish for tornado warning, Washington Post

WBNS Promises to Air the Final Seconds after the severe weather threat ends:

10TV will air the last two minutes of the North Carolina vs. Kentucky game at 8:00 p.m.
— 10TV.com (@10TV) March 26, 2022

UPDATE: Tornado warning extended for Delaware & Franklin Co. until 8:15pm. 10TV will air the last 2 min. of the UNC-UK once threat is over.
— 10TV.com (@10TV) March 27, 2022

WBNS issued this statement (Credit: WaPost and Screengrabber):

We had a massive technical failure in the final seconds of the NCAA basketball game between the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina.
Once the situation was remedied we were under a tornado warning and lives were in danger. Upon the conclusion of the warning we aired the remaining minutes of the game.
We apologize for the inconvenience.