PIERS Morgan’s interview-style talk show has reached a major milestone.
His Piers Morgan Uncensored show has just hit 4 million subscribers on YouTube, which his bosses say cements it as the “world’s most influential news and current affairs online show.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored show has hit a milestone on YouTube[/caption]
Piers has interviewed many big names on his show, including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska[/caption]
He also interviewed at-the-time former US President Donald Trump[/caption]
First launching in April 2022, after Piers stormed out of his lucrative ITV gig as Good Morning Britain co-host, the show also recently passed 1 billion views since it started three years ago.
The show airs on YouTube and involves Piers interviewing people about controversial issues.
It was originally broadcast on TalkTV from April 25 2022 until February 8 2024.
Piers shared his theories as to why his talk show has been such a hit.
“There is no current affairs debate/interview show in the world that offers a platform to so many diverse opinions, or that is seeing faster-growing numbers on YouTube,” he said.
“These two things are not unconnected. We’re enjoying such huge subscriber growth because people, especially younger people, want to hear smart, intelligent debate between myriad different voices and then make their own minds up about issues.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored has hosted world-leaders from Donald Trump to Volodymyr Zelensky and Benjamin Netanyahu.
The host has interviewed everyone from Cristiano Ronaldo to Kevin Spacey, and influencers such as, Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson, Mehdi Hasan and Megyn Kelly.
Podcast Joe Rogan had nothing but praise for Piers Morgan Uncensored.
“It’s very entertaining. It’s kind of genius in terms of engagement perspective,” he said.
Lindsey Bowers is the head of digital for the online show and revealed it has had a surge of followers in India, Pakistan and South Africa.
“Our global reach is fuelled by Piers’ unique journalistic profile around the world, thanks to his four decades in various types of print and broadcast media, which is reflected in his huge social media follower numbers; his willingness to stridently voice his own opinions and ask difficult questions; and the fact that he understands how to adapt and innovate in a digital age,” Lindsey said.
“It also helps that he has a tabloid-trained nose for a good story and for creating memorable viral moments – everything from the real-life alleged stalker in Baby Reindeer, Fiona Harvey, to Kanye ‘Ye’ West storming out.”
Piers Morgan’s Uncensored airs each week night on YouTube.
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During an interview with The Times in February 2024, Morgan announced that the show was leaving TalkTV to move to his YouTube channel due to the “unnecessary straightjacket” of television scheduling.
He felt moving the programme to YouTube would enable him to build a global audience.
The show has experienced many memorable moments, including Kanye ‘Ye’ West storming off mid-interview[/caption]
