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
GenreTalk show
Directed byErron Gordon[1]
Presented byPiers Morgan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Production locationEaling Broadcast Centre
Running time40 minutes
Release
Original network
Original release25 April 2022 (2022-04-25) 
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
TitleFeatured guest(s)Original release date
11"Donald Trump Part 1"Donald Trump25 April 2022 (2022-04-25)
22"Donald Trump Part 2"Donald Trump26 April 2022 (2022-04-26)
33"Piers Morgan Uncensored (Live)"Sharon Osborne, Tucker Carlson and Tyson Fury27 April 2022 (2022-04-27)
44"Piers Morgan Uncensored (Live)"Megyn Kelly, Ant Middleton and Caitlyn Jenner28 April 2022 (2022-04-28)

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

  1. "Erron Gordon". News UK. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "TALK TV LAUNCHES 7PM, MONDAY 25 APRIL: FULL SCHEDULE DETAILS ANNOUNCED". News UK. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  4. "Piers Morgan stands by Meghan criticism after Good Morning Britain exit". BBC News. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. Robertson, Chris (16 September 2021). "Piers Morgan joining new channel talkTV where he will present 'global show'". Sky News. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. Barr, Sabrina (25 April 2022). "Piers Morgan launches TalkTV show with vicious attack on Meghan and Harry". Metro. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. "Talk TV: Piers Morgan attracts mixed reviews after network launch". BBC News. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. "Piers Morgan UNWATCHED, Audience Slumps". Guido Fawkes. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  10. "Piers' Views Halve Again". Guido Fawkes. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.


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