It's not just you – the TV went dead during the Super Bowl
If you, like many of us, thought your TV powered off during a Super Bowl ad break, you're not alone.
For about 30 seconds, TV screens went black during a commercial break during NBC's Super Bowl 2018 broadcast.
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In a statement provided to Page Six, NBC explained the hiccup this way: "We had a brief equipment failure that we quickly resolved. No game action or commercial time were missed."
Still, the internet had a lot of fun with the mistake:
That 15 seconds of a black screen was worth about $2.5 million
— Adam Kuperstein (@Adam4NY) February 5, 2018
I paid $3,000,000 for that 30 seconds of dead air. I wanted to give everyone a chance to silently reflect. You're welcome.
— Jake Fogelnest (@jakefogelnest) February 5, 2018
Best commercial of the night. #DeadAir
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 5, 2018
Oreo is gonna make a dead air tweet aren’t they
— Slade (@Slade) February 5, 2018
most expensive dead air of all time.
who’s getting fired @nbc? https://t.co/6vdMpnMtCL— garrett green (@garrettgreen) February 5, 2018
A moment of silence for all the producers who lost ten lives during that 30 seconds of dead air
— Madison Mills (@MadisonMills22) February 5, 2018
Idk if that 15 seconds of dead air was an accident or not but it’s the first time this entire room shut up and watched
— Leigh Munsil (@leighmunsil) February 5, 2018
How much does it cost to buy dead air during the Super Bowl?
— WEEI (@WEEI) February 5, 2018
100 percent chance that 15 seconds of dead air was a trailer for men in black 4
— Bill Hanstock🌹 (@sundownmotel) February 5, 2018
Updated to include information from Page Six regarding the blackout.
