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Channel 5 Picks Up Weekly 90-Minute ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ Highlights Starting Sept. 12

The partnership moves a YouTube-born current affairs program onto linear TV without leaving its digital home.

Overview

  • The Paramount-owned network will air a 90-minute compilation each Friday at 11 p.m. GMT, beginning Sept. 12.
  • Channel 5 describes the arrangement as the first collaboration between a YouTube current affairs show and a legacy broadcaster.
  • Commissioning editor Federico Ruiz ordered the series with Paramount+, produced by Wake Up Production with Alex Campbell as executive editor.
  • Morgan says the channel has surpassed one billion views in three years and confirms episodes will continue to post on YouTube.
  • The move returns Morgan to linear TV after shifting “Uncensored” from TalkTV to YouTube in 2024, and he has signaled plans for live shows soon.