'The Goldbergs' Freddy Krueger Episode Experiences Nightmare of ABC Outage in New York

Horror fans geared up for a one-of-a-kind treat in tonight's The Goldbergs, but some viewers [...]

By Jenna Anderson - October 24, 2018 08:35 pm EDT

Horror fans geared up for a one-of-a-kind treat in tonight's The Goldbergs, but some viewers encountered a whole other kind of nightmare.

For New York audiences, the first ten-or-so minutes of tonight's episode - which saw Robert Englund return to his iconic role as Freddy Krueger - was not actually aired. Instead, viewers were treated to a black screen and a high-pitched beeping sound, which certainly proved to be a whole other kind of creepy.

While it looks like the outage only lasted for a few minutes, it still caused enough of a stir for fans of the ABC sitcom. Here's a round-up of some of those responses.

Unsettling

Anyone else seeing black dead air on @ABCNetwork right now? #TheGoldbergs pic.twitter.com/rKPW7mIacT
— GuillaumeF (@JohnGFarr) October 25, 2018

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Confusion

What’s going on with #ABC #TheGoldbergs? It’s just some weird tone and a black screen!!
— Manic Shades (@ManicShades) October 25, 2018

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Not Alone

Anybody else's @ABCNetwork black screen with high-pitch beep? #TheGoldbergs
— Mark Sundstrom (@106th) October 25, 2018

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Way to Go, Freddy

I guess Freddy Krueger broke #TheGoldbergs. Got a black screen and a weird beeping noise on my TV right now. Only on ABC. Fuck.
— John Squires (@FreddyInSpace) October 25, 2018

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A+ Gif

ABC is broadcasting the end of days siren instead of #TheGoldbergs pic.twitter.com/JQYpJHCXng
— Kelly, N (@nicolekellly) October 25, 2018

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Well Okay

I'm here for #TheGoldbergs!

...But for some reason ABC is playing a blank screen that's just beeping.
— Steve Jortles, But Spooky (@Galileo908) October 25, 2018

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Not a Fair Trade

hey @ABC something is wrong on your end. #TheGoldbergs isn't there. Just a high pitched whine.
— patty marie sawicki (@SawickiMarie) October 25, 2018

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The Showrunner Addresses It

Well... this is a nightmare and not in the good Freddy kinda way! Looks like @ABCNetwork in the NYC area is down. #TheGoldbergs
— Adam F. Goldberg (@adamfgoldberg) October 25, 2018

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