Following Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with former royals Meghan Markle and Harry Windsor, the broadcast network morning newscasts filled their programs with 91 minutes and 25 seconds of coverage fawning over the claims by the couple about the alleged horrors and racism carried out by the British royal family as facts.
ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and NBC’s Today made sure to come across as loyal PR agents with airtime having worked out to roughly 39 percent of combined airtime (minus bottom and top of the hour local news breaks and teases).
Having reportedly paid the couple $7 million for the interview, CBS was the worst as This Morning gave 45 minutes and 16 seconds (or a whopping 71.5 percent of their newscast) to discussing the “bombshell”-filled interview with Oprah herself, recapping key moments, sharing new clips, and fretting about the torturous life they must now live in the U.S.
NBC’s Today had the second-most time, but was well behind CBS with 25 minutes and seven seconds (or 24.6 percent) over the course of its newscast. For this count, NewsBusters included the third hour of Today.
In a surprising third-place, the always-superficial GMA had 21 minutes and two seconds on the former royals (or around 30.8 percent of the program).
While this would be an apples-to-orange comparison, the 91 minutes and 25 seconds came out to 15 times larger than the 15 minutes and 33 seconds their evening counterparts spent over ten months on New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID nursing home scandal. And in an ironic twist, all three followed up on their penchant for showing concern about alleged media bias against Harry and Meghan.
All about the ratings. Cbs paid oprah for the interview at her multi gazillion mansion…like real people can relate.
Tv feeds what they want and snowflakes lap it up. Sheep.
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CBS paid a hefty sum of $7 million to Harpo Productions for the licensing rights. The couple did not get paid.
Yeah….Right…. Are you interested in some prime waterfront property in Arizona????
That’s why I don’t watch that shit. Waste of time.
Seems like there would be more important thing there world need to know.
Vegas should start taking bets on when they hit splitsville. At some point Harry may want his manhood back.
Bloody hell What a wanker she is. piss off you tosser
And take that bellend git ophra orca loser with you