BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson were left speechless after an entire segment of their show was given to a mouse called Mr Jingles.
Unimpressed viewers branded it one of the 'slowest news days' this year after the rodent was given airtime.
Mr Jingles was filmed sniffing the Christmas light switch at his owner Martin Critchlow's home before the artificial tree was lit up.
Introducing the bizarre news article, Ben said: 'The relationship between a man and his mouse, who share dinner, do the weekly shopping and go to the beach together, attracts many followers on social media.'
Naga continued as Ben struggled to contain his laughter, “His name is Mr. Jingles. He has gained almost half a million followers on TikTok.
BBC Breakfast presenters Naga Munchetty and Ben Thompson were left speechless after an entire part of their show was given to a mouse called Mr Jingles
Mr Jingles was filmed sniffing the Christmas light switch at his owner Martin Critchlow's home before the artificial tree was lit
'His owner Martin has documented his adventures online from their home in Lincolnshire. This is bizarre.'
Viewers watching at home took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their thoughts on it.
One wrote: 'Man makes internet videos with his mouse. Top News? I do not think so. If that's the best #bbcnews has to offer then let's scrap it now #defundTheBBC #bbcbreakfast'.
Others said: 'Proper slow news day' and 'They're finally listening to my complaints about having to name EVERY animal that appears and not just dogs'.
Another joked: 'No doubt the same Mr Jingles from The Green Mile.'
It comes after BBC bosses were confronted with their biggest blunder yet on Thursday when a presenter made an X-rated blunder live on air.
During the day's BBC News at One bulletin, journalist Chetan Pathak broke the latest sports news, but a tongue-in-cheek moment left him red-faced – and he later took to Twitter to apologize for the blunder.
The TV star, who also lists himself as a teacher and communications coach, broke the news that German manager Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool had won the Carabao Cup quarter-final, detailing the excitement.
Just days after BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri was caught giving the middle finger to the camera, another error has occurred.
Unimpressed viewers labeled it one of the 'slowest news days' this year after the rodent was given airtime
It comes after BBC bosses were confronted with their biggest blunder yet on Thursday when a presenter made an X-rated blunder live on air
Speaking about the reaction of the former footballer and now manager, he said: 'We saw him fisting… bumping his fists in the air there.'
After saying the word for the sexual act, Chetan giggled and regained his composure, before taking to Twitter to write, “My apologies, lesson learned. The next time I think I'm going to adlib a story, I'll stick with what's on the teleprompter.'