When it comes to field crashers, Gaudelli says, “Why give them what they’re looking for when all they’re doing is creating an unwanted interruption?” Neal Pilson, the former president of CBS Sports, concurs with his NBC counterpart: “The decisions are made individually by the TV carriers but all seem to have come to the same conclusion: Don’t show it. It’s more of an “unwritten policy everywhere,” says Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. The general refusal to televise on-field interruptions isn’t the result of some dictum from sports leagues or a written rule enforced by network executives. The unidentified Super Bowl streaker who wore a neon pink thong suit was disgraced YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. For viewers at home, a pitch invader is forbidden fruit-an object of interest precisely because broadcasters don’t want us to see it. On account of what a snooze the 49ers-Rams contest was, and given that Harlan’s call immediately went viral, it’s hard to agree with Corrigan’s assessment that fans didn’t want to see the goofball in the red shirt. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of business in Super Bowl 55 on Sunday night as they rolled over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. While the cameras were fast-acting and didn’t give the man any attention, people have made sure to share the video all over social media. “We want to make sure we show what the fans care about, and that’s the game.” streaker runs Commentator: that was one of the greatest runs of the night SuperBowl, someone shares on Twitter.
“We’re not looking to glorify someone running onto the field,” says Tim Corrigan, who produced the West Coast Monday Night Football opener for ESPN. We’d say Only in Florida, but with the Super Bowl, this sort of thing can happen anywhere.
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