On Nov. 17, 1968, in the waning seconds of a Raiders-Jets AFL game in Oakland, NBC decided to cut away from the game to broadcast a children's movie "Heidi." Viewer reaction to this decision would come to transform sports television.
On Nov. 17, 1968, in the waning seconds of a Raiders-Jets AFL game in Oakland, NBC decided to cut away from the game to broadcast a children's movie "Heidi." Viewer reaction to this decision would come to transform sports television.