The BBC has apologised to viewers after “major technical issues” disrupted Monday’s programming.
Viewers tuning into BBC One on Monday evening were greeted by a red screen stating: “We are sorry for the break in this programme and are trying to correct the fault.”
The channel’s announcer said “we are having quite a night of it”.
The glitch happened during a Panorama documentary on the US election and delayed the start of EastEnders by about 10 minutes.
In a statement, the BBC apologised and said the schedule was running five minutes late.
It said: “Unfortunately major technical issues delayed the start of Panorama this evening. The BBC One schedule is now running five minutes late – we apologise to viewers for the disruption.”
Viewers shared pictures of the error message on Twitter.
Good Morning Britain host and former BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid joked: “2020 has claimed BBC One.”
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