ViacomCBS networks like MTV, Comedy Central air nearly 9 minutes of breathing to remember George Floyd - CNBC

Several ViacomCBS TV networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 and more, ran eight minutes and forty-six seconds of breathing sounds with the words "I can't breathe" Monday evening.

The company said the video is meant to show its support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against police brutality and racial inequality. The video also displays a way for viewers to text Color of Change, an organization that says it provides online actions and in-person events for people to stand up to racial injustice. .

George Floyd died last week in Minnesota after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes (the same length of the video the networks aired) while taking him into custody?

"Today at 5pm ET, the E&Y brands and platforms around the world will go dark for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to show our support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and the fight against police brutality and racial inequality." .