Monday 19 September 2022 10:38 PM CBS slammed over decision to cut airing the Queen's funeral to air 'The Price ... trends now
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CBS insiders and fans slammed the network Monday for abruptly cutting away from Queen Elizabeth II's funeral to air the season premieres of Let's Make a Deal and The Price is Right.
Rival networks, including NBC, ABC, CNN, BBC and others dedicated their entire Monday broadcasts to the historic death of Britain's longest reigning monarch.
While CBS began coverage of the funeral at 5.30am, the network tapped out of coverage at 9am, opting instead to air programs including the long-running, pre-tapped game show.
One CBS insider told the New York Post, 'This is appalling. I’m speechless. This is history. This is a huge event. If you have a legitimate news division and you want to grow and show yourself as being legit, you have to cover history.'
'Even NewsNation covered it!' added the source, referring to the startup news network that is hoping to make waves in a saturated market. 'The network (CBS) is waving the white flag.'
The consistently third place network (of the major three) has been struggling
