Although "Today" was only a regional programme for London, it became a national story due to coverage and comment by the tabloid press. As a result, Grundy was suspended for two weeks. The head of programming for Thames, Jeremy Isaacs, described the incident as "a gross error of judgment" leading from "inexcusably sloppy journalism". The commercial television regulator of the day, the Independent Broadcasting Authority accepted the franchise holders argument that the incident could not have been prevented. Grundy in his defence said he had set out "to prove that these louts were a foul-mouthed set of yobs. And that is what I did prove". "Today" was cancelled two months later. In a 2008 poll conducted by FremantleMedia, at this point Thames' parent company, the "Today" show interview was the most requested TV clip ever.