Super Bowl: NBC Attributes Brief Blackout to “Equipment Failure”

NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl LII briefly went dark on Sunday night.

Viewers experienced several seconds of a black screen during a commercial break.

The Twitter account for NBC Sports PR attributed the darkness to a “brief equipment failure.”

From NBC Sports spokesperson:

“We had a brief equipment failure that we quickly resolved. No game action or commercial time were missed.”

— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) February 5, 2018

Many viewers hit social media to joke about the incident or express confusion over a possible technological failure in their own homes.

Who paid 5 million for that blank screen? #WasteOfMoney

— Frank Caliendo (@FrankCaliendo) February 5, 2018

NBC going dark for 30 seconds was the best Super Bowl ad so far #SuperBowl

— Matt Oswalt (@MattOswaltVA) February 5, 2018

Okay my TV just went blank. That was an expensive ass error on someone’s part. #Superbowl

— Rod (@rodimusprime) February 5, 2018

That black screen commercial was fire

— Rev. Eric Dunn (@ericvdunn) February 5, 2018

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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

Did anyone else just get an ad for the Sopranos finale

— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) February 5, 2018

Very expensive blank screen #superbowl

— Valerie Bertinelli (@Wolfiesmom) February 5, 2018

Y’all freeze that live feed?

— Wendy’s (@Wendys) February 5, 2018