NFL Fans Missed Steve Aoki’s Halftime Show After NBC Broadcast Went to Commercial

The broadcast cut to commercial just moments into Aoki’s halftime performance.

Steve Aoki took the stage at Lumen Field on Thursday night for a halftime performance during the Seahawks’ Thanksgiving Day clash against the rival 49ers. 

But fans at home missed the halftime show due to a rather unfortunately timed commercial break.

Just as Aoki’s halftime show kicked off, the NBC broadcast cut to commercial, causing fans to miss out on the performance. 

While Aoki was performing his DJ set, fans watching on NBC were on a commercial break. As such, they missed out on the 45-year-old launching a birthday cake into the face of Seattle’s mascot, Blitz, who seemed overjoyed by the incident. 

.@SteveAoki just threw a cake at the @Seahawks mascot 😂 pic.twitter.com/NJNhkLPJtm

— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2023

Fans on social media were left confused after Aoki’s performance was skipped over in favor of commercials after less than 10 seconds, and many weren’t pleased to have missed out.

Steve Aoki, a DJ and music producer performed during halftime of the Thanksgiving night game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers.
Unfortunately, fans at home only got to see it briefly before NBC abruptly ended their Halftime Show... pic.twitter.com/Mza68daM42

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 24, 2023

Wow NBC just did Steve Aoki so wrong. We got to see all of Jack Harlow (unfortunately)… All of Dolly Parton (wanted even more!)… and they cut away from Aoki less than 10 seconds in. Boooooooo! pic.twitter.com/96a61CAY2h

— Marc Hochman (@MarcHochman) November 24, 2023

Steve Aoki halftime show was like 30 seconds long pic.twitter.com/6bf8zLlBqt

— Zach Brook (@ZBrook) November 24, 2023

Why didn’t NBC show the Steve Aoki halftime show???? WTF!!!??? pic.twitter.com/YL8bddvgky

— HIM (@CrazyCodie) November 24, 2023

Steve aoki was probably hyped he was playing a halftime show on thanksgiving and nbc gave him 6 seconds of tv time pic.twitter.com/8XXfjcGKNz

— John (@iam_johnw) November 24, 2023

They played 6 seconds of Steve Aoki and said that’s enough of that, we’re going to break 😂

— Tyler (@Tyler_Lennon) November 24, 2023

Was the Steve Aoki halftime show like 7 seconds long or wtf was that LMAO

— TUCKER (@JERICHO) November 24, 2023