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\n\tPiers Morgan is returning to U.K. TV under a deal with Skydance-owned Paramount\u2018s U.K. network 5. The channel will showcase a weekly 90-minute highlights show, \u201ca compilation of the very best bits of YouTube channel\u00a0Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>in what the partners said \u201cis believed to be the world\u2019s first collaboration between a YouTube current affairs show and a legacy broadcaster.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tPiers Morgan Uncensored<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>has been available on YouTube since April 2022. \u201cA bold, opinion-led news and debate show hosted by Piers Morgan, the series is distributed globally via YouTube and podcast platforms,\u201d 5 said. \u201cFeaturing high-profile interviews, it blends journalism, debates and cultural commentary in a format that\u2019s unapologetically direct. The show positions itself as a fearless platform for free speech, tackling controversial topics, challenging public figures, and hosting fiery debates which often make headlines.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t5 will air a weekly round-up of \u201cthe best interviews and debates\u201d on Uncensored<\/em>, \u201cespecially tailored for the 5 audience,\u201d the network said.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cPiers Morgan Uncensored<\/em>\u00a0has become one of the world\u2019s fastest-growing and most popular YouTube news channels, racking up over a billion views in just three years,\u201d said Morgan. \u201cI\u2019m really excited our show will be crashing onto British TV screens in a game-changing partnership with 5, bringing viewers the most explosive debates,\u00a0 jaw-dropping interviews, and headline-grabbing moments every single week.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tCommissioned by Federico Ruiz, commissioning editor for 5 and Paramount+, Piers Morgan Uncensored <\/em>is a\u00a0Wake Up production, with executive editor Alex Campbell.<\/p>\n \n\tSaid Ruiz: \u201cBeing thrilled to have Piers Morgan on 5 doesn\u2019t scratch the surface. Uncensored<\/em> will be an excellent fit: our viewers love straight talk, big opinions, and unapologetic personalities \u2013\u00a0and Piers delivers all three and then some. A linear, terrestrial broadcaster partnering with a current affairs YouTube channel is the sort of exciting cross-cultural handshake that marks where the industry is heading. The fuse is lit. We\u2019re braced for impact \u2026 Piers is coming to 5.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPiers Morgan Uncensored<\/em>\u00a0will be available weekly on 5 from 11 p.m. London time, starting on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Piers Morgan is returning to U.K. TV under a deal with Skydance-owned Paramount\u2018s U.K. network 5. The channel will showcase a weekly 90-minute highlights show, \u201ca compilation of the very best bits of YouTube channel\u00a0Piers Morgan Uncensored,\u00a0in what the partners said \u201cis believed to be the world\u2019s first collaboration between a YouTube current affairs show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[7687,4264,11787,951,241,11788],"class_list":{"0":"post-19256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-morgan","9":"tag-paramounts","10":"tag-piers","11":"tag-returns","12":"tag-show","13":"tag-uncensored"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}