I disagree with the previous comments about the sound mix being bad. I watched this program in 720p HD from the Atlanta affiliate of My Network TV, and the accompanying Dolby 5.1 mix sounded fine to me. You can hear Elton's vocals just fine on the center channel.
Maybe it was just the stereo mix for analog TV that was messed up? Or perhaps the previous commenter's local station messed something up?
I've seen local stations forget to flip the switch to go from stereo (most common on TV up until now) to Dolby 5.1 before. This causes the center channel (where vocals reside) to be lost. I once watched an entire CBS broadcast of a tennis tournament this way.
Maybe it was just the stereo mix for analog TV that was messed up? Or perhaps the previous commenter's local station messed something up?
I've seen local stations forget to flip the switch to go from stereo (most common on TV up until now) to Dolby 5.1 before. This causes the center channel (where vocals reside) to be lost. I once watched an entire CBS broadcast of a tennis tournament this way.