UPDATED with viewer complaints:Last nightsMacys 4th of July Fireworkslive special was a success forNBCand Peacock.
The fireworks specials have been simulcast on Peacock since 2022.
An encore presentation aired at 10 pm ET/PT on NBC.
Macy’s 4th Of July FireworksNBC
Something is wrong on@nbc,wrote a user on X.
At 6 after, they went to@AGT, instead of scheduled programming.
You never see this.
Another X user wrote, Was incredibly disappointed with#NBCs Coverage of the#Macys4th of July Fireworks.
Very little focus on the actual fireworks and too much on performances.
Hey @NBC, why did we need to watch the singers vs the Macys fireworks??!!
asked a user on Threads.Worst fireworks music everfor macys this year.
Bunch of people no one knows singing songs that have nothing to do with the fourth.
Not showing enough fireworks, added another user on Threads.
I used to always watch the#MacysFireworksbut I couldnt sit through it this year,said an Xuser.
I knew like 2 of the performers, meh, but then they barely show the actual fireworks.
People arent tuning in to watch a concert.
Its called Macys4th of JulyFireworks for a reason.
Another wrote on X, This was the most disgraceful telecast for the Macys fireworks.
Did we really need live singers on stage during the show?
And how can you miss the grand finale live.
Worst was rolling credits during the recorded finale, cause they went to commercial.
To clarify, the credits roll over a replay of the fireworks, not the finale.
For the past 9 years, the Macys 4th of July Fireworks launched out of the East River.
The display featured more than 60,000 shells that reached more than 1,000 feet into the sky.
Nellie Andreeva contributed to this report.
