Piers Morgan’s comments on Meghan Markle in Good morning Great Britain Last week officially became the most-claimed moment in British television history, according to the UK media regulator.
Ofcom revealed on Wednesday that 57,121 complaints were made about the show, in which Morgan questioned whether Markle was being genuine in saying that his time with the royal family left her with a feeling of suicide. She made the comments in an interview for CBS with Oprah Winfrey last week.
Complaints increased from 41,000 last week, and placements Good morning Great Britain above an episode of Celebrity Big Brother in Ofcom’s shame hall. About 44,500 complained about a Big Brother episode in 2007, when Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty was targeted by Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd.
Ofcom announced last week that it is investigating Good morning Great Britain to determine whether Morgan broke the UK broadcast code. Morgan himself resigned last Tuesday after refusing to apologize for his comments. He usually didn’t like Ofcom’s complaints, tweeting:
Only 57,000? More people came and congratulated me on the street for what I said. The vast majority of Britons are right behind me. https://t.co/bVYbU1RcHA
– Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 17, 2021
Ofcom also revealed that the transmission of the CBS special by ITV, Oprah with Meghan and Harry, attracted 4,398 complaints last Monday. This made it the second most claimed show of the week.
Ofcom was founded in 2002, so it is possible that there are programs prior to the regulator that registered more than 57,121 complaints, although the internet has made it easier to record your concerns.