ABC puts a 5-second delay on Super Bowl
Just in case Mick Jagger or,
God forbid, Keith Richards decides to flash us, ABC was already planning to put a 5-10 second
delay on the halftime show. Now it will also be ready in case Matt Hasselbeck decides to moon the camera. For the first
time in the Super Bowl's 40-year history, the entire event will be broadcast with a five-second delay. That includes
pre-game, game, and post-game coverage. Gee, I wonder what that's all about. It couldn't be the thing that wouldn't
die, AKA Janet Jackson's accidental or intentional boob reveal during the halftime show two years ago, could it?
Apparently ABC doesn't want the $550,000 in fines that CBS had to pay for that major nip slip. Last year, FOX refused
to put a tape delay on its broadcast of the Super Bowl. FOX network said it was treating the game "as a news
event". The Parents Television Council publicly praised ABC for going with the delay. The group president said, "ABC has wisely decided to ensure that this year's Super Bowl is not hijacked by raunchy performers as it was in 2004."
Now that the sex will be taken care of, what about all the shots of the coaches and players yelling curse words? Come on! We may not be able to hear them but we know they're not yelling about figs.

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