Broadcast networks go live to cover Boston Marathon explosions

All four major broadcast networks interrupted their daytime programming Monday to provide live coverage of the explosions in Boston.

Two explosions were reported near the annual marathon’s finish line by the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, causing severe injuries.

The Big 4 networks CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox joined cable networks CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC to report on the tragic news. Syndicated shows such as ABC’s Katie, Fox’s Judge Joe Brown and CBS’ Let’s Make a Deal were interrupted.

“You knew immediately something was wrong,” said WHDH reporter Janet Wu, on the scene for NBC. “I’ve heard gun shots, I’ve heard backfiring, I’ve heard massive car crashes and this definitely wasn’t that. White smoke and then chaos.”