It was 8 EST... it ended at 12:30 EST. People aren’t home from work by 7 CST? What ever happened to the wise philosopher who was quoted “Workin 9 to 5”?They didn't, they catered to every other time zone that's not EST. 8:00 CST is the earliest they'd kick off because it would be 7:00 CST. They move it up to 7:00 EST and most people in the CST aren't even home yet from work.