Blackout on the Split Screen

When it comes to the miserable veep debate last night, the only thing i can add to the discussion, i think, is that at one point when Edwards was talking, Cheney's half of the split screen went black on ABC.

1...2...3...4...

at least for that long.

Fang says it didn't happen on NBC and PBS.

I'm gathering it was something about ABC's signal
that picked up on the underworld factor.