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- CBS’ AFC Championship halftime show did not go well.
- The entire thing was drowned out by a Walker Hayes performance in the background and NFL fans had JOKES.
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YEAH WE FANCY LIKE APPLEBEE’S ON A DATE NIGHT!!!!!
If you have not heard enough of Walker Hayes’ insufferable “hit” single ‘Fancy Like,’ you got plenty of it on Sunday. During halftime of the AFC Championship game between the Chiefs and the Bengals, Hayes performed a medley of his music in front of a sold-out crowd at Arrowhead Stadium.
CBS forgot to account for the performance and set up their broadcast desk right in front of a large set of speakers. As James Brown, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Nate Burleson, and Phil Simms tried to discuss the first half, the broadcast was incomprehensible.
Someone at CBS forgot to check halftime show speaker levels… pic.twitter.com/aZ4b7eOAsZ
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2022
While the CBS broadcast team was talking, all that could be heard was Hayes’ halftime show.
LOUD NOISES!!! pic.twitter.com/X1kk4ziKcm
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2022
It was so, so loud.
— the best vids (@funniestvidslol) January 30, 2022
Not only were the viewers at home unable to make out anything that was being said, but the CBS crew couldn’t hear one another. Esiason was having absolutely none of it.
boomer not dealing with this walker hayes nonsense pic.twitter.com/81oQIadrdZ
— Matthew Wiley (@wiley77) January 30, 2022
Eventually, the broadcast crew just had to embrace the fact that there was no hope.
“It’s a party here in KC, baby!” pic.twitter.com/FgRNKKl80Z
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 30, 2022
As the halftime failure unfolded, NFL fans had all kinds of reactions about both CBS and Walker Hayes.
Here are some of the best:
Walker Hayes to the CBS halftime show
— John Andersen (@AndersenJA) January 30, 2022
great job by the CBS halftime show by putting them right next to the speakers so it sounds like you're listening to two different channels at once
— charles (“you look good” – andy reid) mcdonald (@FourVerts) January 30, 2022
This is the greatest halftime show in the history of televised sports
— Richard🇬🇾Johnson (human) (@RJ_cfb) January 30, 2022
"FANCY LIKE APPLE… " #KCvsCIN #HalftimeShow pic.twitter.com/Sq06ZpQExr
— Clinton Peterson (@drevilq37) January 30, 2022
Did they just set up 8 big ass speakers behind the desk?! You can’t understand a word these guys are saying! #NFL #KCvsCIN #HalfTimeShow #Halftime #NFLonCBS pic.twitter.com/7upnd59ivs
— Mike (@mikebolo993) January 30, 2022
#HalfTimeShow brought to you by Applebees pic.twitter.com/IEjqDnycnA
— 🔮 (@dread_zone1) January 30, 2022
Ayyee yoo! What did @nateburleson say?? @CBS @CBSSports @CBSSportsNet #cbshalftime #HalfTimeShow pic.twitter.com/g2EGmmxUMc
— Tyrone (@Tierone12) January 30, 2022
Network executives staring down the producer of the #KCvsCIN #HalfTimeShow right now… pic.twitter.com/1rtxFYK0wv
— JBJ (@jbjhuman) January 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/WillLinehan/status/1487901300922667008?s=20&t=_fKIB4rG-FwI-nsYNhqc9w
Yikes, don’t think CBS realized how disruptive the Walker Hayes halftime show would be during *their* halftime show. Can’t heard a word.
More importantly: Forcing sports fans to hear MORE of the Applebee’s song should be penalized with a loss & elimination, Chiefs.
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) January 30, 2022
The CBS halftime show right now pic.twitter.com/EACh8MqaVB
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) January 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/RealRunYourPool/status/1487900288870756353?s=20&t=_fKIB4rG-FwI-nsYNhqc9w
Trying to listen to this CBS halftime show pic.twitter.com/iUqkwN2J9E
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) January 30, 2022
Walker Hayes vs. the lads from CBS pic.twitter.com/7dVjw9fNir
— Jake Louque (@jakelouque) January 30, 2022
enjoying the CBS halftime show pic.twitter.com/FU3iTM6ebt
— Ryan Perry (@rynprry) January 30, 2022
CBS got their panel screaming out their takes like Meek Mill on an intro
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) January 30, 2022
This CBS halftime audio engineer 😂 pic.twitter.com/4FjLuo3ZTh
— Fantasy Footballers (@TheFFBallers) January 30, 2022
and we go live to your CBS Halftime Report during a full Walker Hayes concertpic.twitter.com/aM6NVcrGkf
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) January 30, 2022
"It's Walker Hayes time!!!"
-Walker Hayes https://t.co/aQd9eluCgq
— Andrew Hammond (@ahammALDC) January 30, 2022
Walker Hayes to the halftime crew:#ChiefsKingdom #KCvsCIN pic.twitter.com/txPlkaAoyA
— Official #ChiefsKingdom Mom (@TheReal_JLW) January 30, 2022
Walker Hayes vs the CBS halftime crew is a bloodbath! 😂 #AFCChampionship pic.twitter.com/I7j5BDVBOv
— The Bachelor Zone (@bachelorzonepod) January 30, 2022