(CNN) — Super Bowl fans in Tucson, Arizona, caught a different kind of show during Sunday’s big game.
Just as Cardinals’ superstar Larry Fitzgerald watched himself sprint
into the end zone on the stadium’s Jumbotron during Sunday’s Super
Bowl, 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery “flashed” across
the screens of those watching at home.
“We are mortified by last
evening’s Super Bowl interruption, and deeply apologize to our
customers for the inappropriate programming,” Comcast Cable said in a
written statement.
“Our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act,” the statement added.
Comcast, and several local television stations that carried the signal,
say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption.
“It appears this material was only viewed by some Comcast customers,”
local Tucson television station KVOA-TV said in a written statement.
Television station KVOA added “when the NBC feed of the Super Bowl was
transmitted from KVOA to local cable providers and through over-the-air
antennas, there was no pornographic material,” KVOA President and
General Manager Gary Nielsen said in a separate statement.
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