There’s a penalty flag on the sphere for NBC’s broadcast of Lindsey Stirling’s halftime present through the Packers–Dolphins sport on Thursday, November 28. Viewers are pissed off with the community for under exhibiting a snippet of Stirling’s efficiency, and now the violinist is addressing the snub.
Rather than showcasing Stirling in motion at Lambeau Field on Thursday, NBC as an alternative confirmed a documentary quick about Miami Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold, USA Today reviews. Then, earlier than slicing to business, the community aired mere seconds of Stirling’s efficiency.
Even subsequent day reactions haven’t stopped over the Fan felt Diss to @LindseyStirling by @NBCSports @SNFonNBC @nbc for the lower than 15sec airing of the Halftime Show they requested her to do! Fans are outrage!!! pic.twitter.com/9iSojWBflU
— Nana’s Nonsense Gaming (@Nanas_Nonsense) November 29, 2024
Other networks, in the meantime, broadcast rather more of different artists’ halftime performances on Thursday, as Shaboozey carried out through the Lions–Bears sport on CBS and Lainey Wilson carried out through the Cowboys–Giants sport on Fox.
Fans of Stirling and different viewers spoke out by way of social media after solely getting a glimpse of the America’s Got Talent alum.
We don’t get to see the Lindsey Sterling halftime present?!
— WI Girl (@victoriousscret.bsky.social) November 28, 2024 at 9:02 PM
We solely get like, 10 seconds of the Lindsey Sterling halftime present on the Packers and Dolphins sport?
Hateful.— mrred43.bsky.social (@mrred43.bsky.social) November 28, 2024 at 9:13 PM
What the hell NBC? You promote a halftime present with Lindsey Sterling and present her on television for not even 5 seconds?!
— Josh P (@rendarselin.bsky.social) November 28, 2024 at 9:08 PM
“Massive L from @NBCSports for giving us a canned human curiosity story as an alternative of exhibiting Lindsey Stirling, which simply would have been the most effective halftime efficiency of the day,” one particular person wrote on X.
“Poor Lindsey Stirling on the @MiamiDolphins and @packers Thanksgiving sport,” another person posted. “Shaboozey and Lainey Wilson obtained their halftime efficiency aired in full. She obtained barely 10 seconds. I wouldn’t say [I’m] a fan, however @NBCSports needs to be shamed.”
An NBC Sports spokesperson informed USA Today that the community has introduced an in-depth, human-interest function throughout every primetime Thanksgiving sport since 2013, usually adopted by a short exhibiting of the in-stadium efficiency. The newspaper provides NBC solely provided seconds of Steve Aoki’s efficiency throughout its broadcast of the the 49ers–Seahawks sport final Thanksgiving.
Stirling acknowledged getting quick shrift on Instagram on Friday, November 29. “Thank you a lot to the @packers for having us and for treating us like queens!” she wrote. “Thank you to all of the Green Bay followers for being so enthusiastic throughout our efficiency. It was an evening I’ll always remember — my first stadium efficiency. Sorry to all my followers who tuned in to look at and didn’t get to see it. I recognize all of the posts of help.”
