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Shaun Micallef blasts the ABC for embarrassing blunder
ABC comedian Shaun Micallef has turned on his network after an awkward blunder saw an old episode of his weekly show, Mad as Hell, air last night instead of the one he recorded this week.
Fans of the show were disappointed to find that instead of a new episode at 8.30pm, the ABC was repeating last week’s edition - an error on their part that didn’t go down too well on social media.
Viewers quickly cottoned onto the mistake, and Shaun himself Tweeted: “They're playing the wrong one. #idiots”.
My wife is ringing the ABC switchboard. I rang ITV. Hopefully we'll at least get the right one up on iView. It's a good episode too. Nice and topical. Maybe they'll play it next week. #madashelltv #idiots https://t.co/FzYRHuuISv
— Shaun Micallef (@shaunmicallef) July 17, 2019
While the correct episode has since been uploaded to iView, the real fun was all on Twitter where everyone enjoyed a joke at the ABC’s expense, starting with Shaun.
“Tried ringing the switchboard but Peter Dutton answered so I hung up,” he said.
“It's a good episode too. Nice and topical. Maybe they'll play it next week.”
ABC News Breakfast presenter Michael Rowland also piled on, saying: “I’m reliably informed the correct episode of @BreakfastNews will air tomorrow morning.”
I’m reliably informed the correct episode of @BreakfastNews will air tomorrow morning. #madashell
— Michael Rowland (@mjrowland68) July 17, 2019
While 7.30 comedian Mark Humphries offered: “I regret to inform you that the correct episode of Young Sheldon aired tonight”.
Here are some other choice Tweets that kept viewers entertained in the absence of their show:
I know we're (allegedly) a bit slow in SA, 30 minutes in this case, but isn't this last week's #madashell ?
— Andrew Faulkner (@AndrewFaulkner9) July 17, 2019
@ABCaustralia I heard someone messed up with the BetaCord for #MadAsHell this week. If you're hiring, I've got an Advance Diploma in tv Broadcast and knowledge on how to use a BetaCord. My Dm's are open.
— Ash (@Deoxy360) July 17, 2019
I regret to inform you that the correct episode of Young Sheldon aired tonight. #MadAsHell
— Mark Humphries (@markhumphries) July 17, 2019
On a positive note, @ABCTV airing the wrong episode of #Madashell means it has overtaken Masterchef in Twitter trends probably for the first time in ever. And it was an intense Masterchef too with the final 5 cooking in George Calombaris' restaurant. It's quite an achievement! pic.twitter.com/Lk66tgimaU
— Ryan Smedley (@Smedsta) July 17, 2019
#madashell looks like the work of the AFP - holding tonight’s program hostage.
— Lee Duncan (@bacilee2) July 17, 2019
I know there are budget cuts at the #ABCTV, but I wasn't expecting to purchase episode 4 of #MadAsHell. @shaunmicallef how much do we need to contribute to release the 'hostage' tape? pic.twitter.com/hyBXOxpQ3T
— K Kihanya (@CKahuki) July 17, 2019
On the plus side, this is the most tweets I’ve ever seen on the #madashell hashtag...
— Tosh Greenslade (@ToshGreenslade) July 17, 2019
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