November 24, 1972
The Alice Cooper Group’s performance at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York on November 2nd is broadcast as part of The ABC In Concert series, and included the “Gutter Cat” fight and the “Killer” Hanging scenes. ABC affiliate in Kingsport, Tennessee complained to the network about the performance but ran it nonetheless. WPVI-TV Channel 6 in Philadelphia ran the show on tape delay at 1:30 a.m. Channel 12 in Cincinnati later televised an edited version of the show.
Cincinnati viewers didn't get to see beyond the first few minutes of the performance, because Lawrence H. Rogers II was so mortified by what he saw that he ordered the ABC affiliate he owned, WKRC-TV Channel 12, to yank the show off the air immediately.
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