Prince Harry's interview becomes a TV flop: the ratings fall far short of expectations
Created: 01/10/2023, 18:55
By: Susanne Kroeber
Prince Harry's interview at the launch of his memoir "Reserve" was eagerly awaited, but British interest in their former darling seems to be waning.
London – "38 years, 38 years in which my story has been told by so many different people, with deliberate distortion and distortion," said Prince Harry (38) in an interview with ITV journalist Tom Bradby (55) the timing of his memoirs .
"Reserve" is set to finally reveal Harry's point of view "rather than using someone else, an unnamed source, to feed lies or narratives to a tabloid outlet that is literally radicalizing its readers with the potential to harm my family." ' said Prince Harry in the interview, which aired two days before the 'Reserve' release.
Defeat for Prince Harry: Brits prefer drama series to his revealing interview
Royal fans can now have the whole truth from and about Prince Harry, his autobiography “Reserve” will be released on January 10th.
But the ratings for Harry's interview with British broadcaster ITV show a trend - the British seem to have had enough of Prince Harry's revelations.
According to
mirror.co.uk
, just 4.1 million viewers in the UK tuned in as Prince Harry answered Tom Bradby's questions.
Prince Harry's interview ahead of the release of his memoir Reserve drew little viewer interest in his old home (Montage).
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So "Harry - The Interview" was not even the ratings winner, but had to give way to the drama series "Happy Valley", which was running at the same time on the BBC.
The British
Mirror
refers to figures from the Broadcasters Audience Research Boards (BARB), which measured that 5.25 million viewers in the UK watched the new episode of the third season of Happy Valley.
A slap in the face for Prince Harry - and a major disappointment for broadcaster ITV.
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On January 10, 2023, Prince Harry's memoir entitled "Spare" will be published by Penguin Random House.
Even the title made headlines in advance.
It's a reference to the phrase "the heir and the spare."
As the younger brother of heir apparent Prince William, Harry has been on the bench all his life.
Now there are fears that Prince Harry will settle accounts with the British royal family.
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It was very different two years ago.
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In Germany, the Harry interview provided mixed ratings.
According to
dwdl.de
, the RTL special broadcast on January 9 with Frauke Ludowig and Royal expert Michael Begasse reached 1.6 million people at 5:00 p.m.
At prime time, ntv broadcast the interview with Prince Harry, with 300,000 viewers.
And around 400,000 viewers watched the "Celebrity Special" on Prince Harry's interview at 11:15 p.m. on Vox.
It remains to be seen how well Prince Harry's memoir "Reserve" actually sells.
According to Diana biographer Andrew Morton, Harry's memoirs "won't destroy the institution" - Prince Harry just wasn't relevant enough for that.
Sources used:
mirror.co.uk, dwdl.de