The Detroit Lions defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a historic victory Sunday, but many viewers throughout the country watched with frustration as their local NBC stations went dark just before halftime. It took about a half hour until the signal returned.

The issue was reported to have originated at their transmission hub in Indianapolis. On social media, viewers reported that they resumed watching the game by switching over to Peacock or other streaming platforms while the outage was in effect. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page