Watch Applebee's ad air on CNN during war coverage of air raid sirens in Kyiv

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By Bob Brigham
Published February 24, 2022

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CNN suffered a jarring moment on Thursday when an ad for boneless wings at Applebee's played during coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The network went directly from broadcasting air raid sirens in Kyiv to an ad for Applebee's, a national restaurant chain that bills itself as a neighborhood bar and grill.

"And a little bit of chicken fried," Zac Brown sang in the advertisement. "Cold beer on a Friday night."

https://www.rawstory.com/watch-applebees-ad-air-on-cnn-during-war-coverage-of-air-raid-sirens-in-kyiv/

[EYESORE 9001]

1. Merchandising shall not be denied

It’s like watching passersby oblivious to the person on fire lying on the sidewalk.

[Probatim]

2. And Applebee's was happy to pay a premium for a commercial during coverage of a war.

And they aren't the only ones who'll pay a super bowl premium for air time.

[Jose Garcia]

4. The ad was likely booked long before war seemed eminent

[dchill]

3. "It's just bidness!" - George W. Bush

[underpants]

5. 🔥

Stupid work 😤

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