Piers Morgan heads back to linear TV as 5 orders YouTube highlights show

Paramount-owned 5 in the UK has offered Piers Morgan a route back to linear television by picking up a weekly highlights version of his YouTube talkshow.

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5 will air a weekly 1×90’ highlights show, a compilation taken from YouTube channel Piers Morgan Uncensored, in what is being billed as a world-first collaboration between a YouTube current affairs show and a legacy broadcaster.

Piers Morgan Uncensored originally aired on TalkTV in the UK but Morgan walked away from the News UK-owned network to focus solely on YouTube in early 2024, describing television schedules as an “unnecessary straitjacket.”

The channel has since garnered 4.09 million subscribers on YouTube, offering topical interviews and debates.

Morgan said: “Piers Morgan Uncensored has become one of the world’s fastest growing and most popular YouTube news channels, racking up over a billion views in just three years. I’m really excited our show will be crashing on to British TV screens in a game-changing partnership with 5, bringing viewers the most explosive debates, jaw-dropping interviews and headline-grabbing moments every single week.”

Ordered by Federico Ruiz, commissioning editor at 5 and Paramount+, Piers Morgan Uncensored is a Wake Up Production and will air at 23.00 on Fridays from September 12.