Piers Morgan Uncensored
Piers Morgan Uncensored is a television programme presented by Piers Morgan. It has been broadcast on TalkTV weeknights at 8 pm in the UK since 25 April 2022.[2] It is also broadcast internationally on Sky News Australia in Australia and Fox Nation in the United States.[3]
Piers Morgan Uncensored | |
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Genre | Talk show |
Directed by | Erron Gordon[1] |
Presented by | Piers Morgan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Production location | Ealing Broadcast Centre |
Running time | 40 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | |
Original release | 25 April 2022 – present |
Background
Morgan left Good Morning Britain in March 2021 following a controversy over his remarks about Oprah with Meghan and Harry, which included a heated on-air argument with Alex Beresford.[4]
On 16 September 2021, News UK announced its new channel TalkTV would launch in 2022, with Morgan being the first name signed up.[5] The show made its debut on 25 April 2022.[6]
Format
Piers Morgan Uncensored airs from a purpose-built studio within the Ealing Broadcast Centre in London.[7]
Episodes
Season 1 (2022)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Featured guest(s) | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Donald Trump Part 1" | Donald Trump | 25 April 2022 |
2 | 2 | "Donald Trump Part 2" | Donald Trump | 26 April 2022 |
3 | 3 | "Piers Morgan Uncensored (Live)" | Sharon Osborne, Tucker Carlson and Tyson Fury | 27 April 2022 |
4 | 4 | "Piers Morgan Uncensored (Live)" | Megyn Kelly, Ant Middleton and Caitlyn Jenner | 28 April 2022 |
Reception
Overnight viewing figures indicated that the first edition of Piers Morgan Uncensored was watched by 317,000 viewers.[8] However, this fell to 215,000 viewers on its second day,[9] and fell again to 123,000 for its third episode.[10]
References
- "Erron Gordon". News UK. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- Burrell, Ian (11 April 2022). "Piers Morgan Uncensored: How TalkTV is planning to make its new flagship show a success". i. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "TALK TV LAUNCHES 7PM, MONDAY 25 APRIL: FULL SCHEDULE DETAILS ANNOUNCED". News UK. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "Piers Morgan stands by Meghan criticism after Good Morning Britain exit". BBC News. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- Robertson, Chris (16 September 2021). "Piers Morgan joining new channel talkTV where he will present 'global show'". Sky News. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Barr, Sabrina (25 April 2022). "Piers Morgan launches TalkTV show with vicious attack on Meghan and Harry". Metro. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Davies, Rachael (21 April 2022). "Piers Morgan Uncensored: Piers Morgan launches new show with a Trump interview on TalkTV". Edinburgh News. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- "Talk TV: Piers Morgan attracts mixed reviews after network launch". BBC News. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- "Piers Morgan UNWATCHED, Audience Slumps". Guido Fawkes. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- "Piers' Views Halve Again". Guido Fawkes. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.