Around the country, viewers who turn to FOX on Monday will see the Food City 500, a NASCAR race being held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.
Except in the Bay Area, where FOX viewers are instead being treated to The Wendy Williams Show.
Here’s what happened: The Food City 500 was originally scheduled for Sunday, but weather in Bristol forced the race to be postponed to Monday morning at 1 p.m. ET, which is 10 a.m. PT.
While most FOX affiliates simply subbed in the race for their usual Monday-morning programming, the Bay Area’s KTVU chose to instead bump it to a sister channel, KICU, and keep its usual schedule.
Of course, the Bay Area is not exactly a haven for NASCAR types, so maybe The Wendy Williams Show and whatever else the affiliate has lined up will draw better ratings. Still, a number of Bay Area residents were confused by the switch.
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@KTVU why isn't the NASCAR race on?
— Greg (@GregPenny11) April 24, 2017
@KTVU what's going on, NASCAR is supposed to be on, but Wendy Williams is on?
— W. Calvin Amis (@CalvinAmis) April 24, 2017
Well @KTVU had NASCAR listed on the Channel Guide instead it's the damn Wendy Williams Show…DVR Space being wasted for a few hours
— Will MacNeil (@RFWill149) April 24, 2017
WTF????? Its 10 am and @NASCAR is not showing on my tv! @NASCARONFOX any clue what's going on in the San Fransico area?
— V G (@surlymalcontent) April 24, 2017
Seriously anyone else not getting @NASCAR racing on their tv @ktvu what's up @NASCARONFOX
— V G (@surlymalcontent) April 24, 2017
@KTVU where's my @NASCAR coverage?
— V G (@surlymalcontent) April 24, 2017
The affiliate sent a handful of replies to confused viewers explaining that the race would air on KICU, also known as KTVU Plus.
KTVU plus – Channel 36 for most people
— KTVU (@KTVU) April 24, 2017
This explanation did not please everyone.
wtf that's bullshit glad I'm home to change channel my provider said channel 2, will be some disappointed people but thanks for the response
— V G (@surlymalcontent) April 24, 2017
We haven’t seen evidence that any other FOX affiliate passed on airing the NASCAR race, so it looks like KTVU was the only one. We’ve reached out to KTVU for an explanation of why they bypassed the race and will update this post if we get a response.
