ABC 7 apologizes to Texas Tech fans who missed part of the Red Raiders’ 2-1 extra-inning loss to Tennessee in the Women’s College World Series.
After Texas Tech tied the game 1-1 in the seventh inning, ABC 7 unintentionally pre-empted the broadcast with an infomercial.
We understand how frustrating that was for viewers, especially with the game headed into extra innings. We want to be transparent about what happened.
At the end of the seventh inning, the ABC network rolled what is known as a terminal break, which should not have aired until after the game was over. In our system, coding tied to that break triggered the next scheduled program to air. In this case, that program was an infomercial.
Operators at our Master Control hub in Chattanooga recognized the error and restored the game as quickly as possible.
We are reviewing what happened and working to prevent similar issues in the future. Again, we sincerely apologize to Texas Tech fans and all viewers affected by the interruption.
As for the game, Tennessee’s Emma Clarke hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to give the Lady Vols the win.
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