Carol Burnett received a public apology after a tribute to her was left out of CBS' 75th anniversary special.

"I am sorry that during the excitement of a 'live 3 hour television event' the wonderful film piece we prepared that paid tribute to the Carol Burnett Show was not aired," executive producer Gil Cates said Wednesday in an open letter addressed to "Dear Carol" and published in trade papers.

Cates noted that Burnett received a "glorious standing ovation" from the audience in the New York ballroom where the Nov. 2 show was held.

"Sometimes 'goofs' happen. We all feel bad about that," Cates wrote in the ad that was published in Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.