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A Few Super Bowl Watchers Got More Than They'd Anticipated

What's better than the Super Bowl? How about a little porn? That's what a few Arizona watchers got during last night's telecast. It might've been OK had it occurred during the otherwise dull first quarter, but it cut in during the last three minutes of the fourth quarter, and MY GOD -- the last thing the folks in Arizona wanted to see right then was a guy's schlong. But, three minutes later, a lot were probably wishing that they'd just stuck with the porn:

Comcast continued this morning to investigate how pornography interrupted it's feed during the final quarter of the Super Bowl on Sunday.

It is unclear how many viewers were affected by the clip, which lasted about 30 seconds, and featured full male nudity, said Kelle Maslyn, a Comcast spokeswoman.

"We are mortified by last evening's Super Bowl interruption, and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming," Maslyn said in a statement. "We are aggressively investigating the situation including the possibility of foul play."

Comcast is working on a plan to compensate customers, but nothing has been set in stone, Maslyn said.

The pornography clip was from Club Jenna, an adult cable television channel. The Star newsroom was flooded with calls from irate viewers who said that the porn cut into the game with less than three minutes left to play, just after Arizona Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald scored on a touchdown pass from Kurt Warner to put the team in the lead.

Callers said that the clip showed a woman unzipping a man's pants, followed by a graphic act between the two.

Graphic act? That's all they're giving us? At least in honor of the Super Bowl, the Arizona Daily Star could've given us a play-by-play. Booo!

Full post as published by Quiz Law on February 02, 2009 (boomark / email).