CBS gets hammered on social media during halftime show for Chiefs-Bengals game
CBS was on the broadcast for the Cincinnati Bengals-Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon.
The broadcast was solid, as Jim Nantz and Tony Romo were on the mic for the Chiefs’ dominant 21-10 performance over the first 2 quarters.
But, the halftime show was another story entirely. Walker Hayes, the country singer who sings “Fancy Like,” was the halftime performer.
Host James Brown even joked about practicing sign language, as the analysts couldn’t hear each other on set either:
LOUD NOISES!!! pic.twitter.com/X1kk4ziKcm
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2022
"It's a party here in KC, baby!" pic.twitter.com/FgRNKKl80Z
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2022
Let’s just say the audio engineer for CBS is taking plenty of heat on Twitter for the way the halftime show on CBS sounded:
Applebees when Joe Burrow said it’s louder in SEC stadiums pic.twitter.com/tiHliXOvmA
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) January 30, 2022
Honestly, it wouldn’t have been so bad if it wasn’t the corny Applebees song drowning out the halftime analysis. https://t.co/WMxxUxjTLs
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) January 30, 2022
It’s truly amazing those guys were able to talk uninterrupted with that sound in their ears. I can’t imagine how distracting it was. Boomer was the only one who even acknowledged it.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) January 30, 2022
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) January 30, 2022
Really good job setting the CBS desk next to the speaker for the halftime show
— MoneyBall Google Boy (@ericj_d) January 30, 2022
Say a prayer for the CBS staffer in charge of sound on halftime set. #CINvsKC
— Neil Best (@sportswatch) January 30, 2022
Yikes, don’t think CBS realized how disruptive the Walker Hayes halftime show would be during *their* halftime show. Can’t heard a word.
More importantly: Forcing sports fans to hear MORE of the Applebee’s song should be penalized with a loss & elimination, Chiefs.
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) January 30, 2022
What a way for CBS to end its final NFL broadcast of the year!
