‘Accused’: Local Stations Cut Away, Spoiling Ending Of Fox Drama Series’ Premiere

launched behind the Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers NFL game on Sunday. The twisty legal thriller from Howard Gordon kept some 8.4M viewers for the duration, setting a ratings record for Fox. But a number of them were left fuming after local Fox stations across the country accidentally cut away in the final minutes, denying them the resolution of the story starring Michael Chiklis.

According to sources, more than a dozen markets were affected, representing at least 8% of the country, including Cleveland, Sacramento, St. Louis, Indianapolis, San Diego, Greensboro, Little Rock, Lexington, Honolulu, Springfield, Ft. Smith, Monroe and Jackson. The Fox affiliates in those markets are owned by Nexstar, and the glitch appears to be a technical issue in that company’s feed.

The stations reportedly cut to local commercial at 10:55:45 PM and returned at 10:58:06 PM. The ad break was supposed to start at 10:58:20, following the sixth and final act of the episode. Instead, it pre-empted 2.5 minutes of action when key revelations about the case were revealed, rejoining the episode for the final 14 seconds.“What happened to the ending? The show ended during a commercial,” one person vented online.A viewer in Sacramento echoed the sentiment.

For those who are still looking to find out what happened, the episode is currently available on Hulu and Fox Now. After you watch it in its entirety, you can check out, dissecting the premiere of the anthology, where each episode opens in a courtroom introducing the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial before revealing the events that lead them there from the defendant’s point of view., which garnered 8.4 million viewers and a 2.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Trying to figure out the timing the viewers were cheated. Depending on the timing, perhaps those FOX stations were trying to be sensitive by not showing that portion of the episode.

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