if they were contracted to be live showing the game and they cut away there would have been screaming about that instead
There is no win for them. I still think they can show some parts of it, but they don't need to keep cutting back to it. Rather, show the crowd reactions, as it tells more of a story.
But jeez that would have been painful to watch x_x
Definitely for those close in the stands.
"modern parenting" where they want to be friends with the kids only is a big issue, but I think it is part of the desire of parents too, scared of conflict, because it is uncomfortable. Rather than work things out, pretend everything is fine.