More than 49 mln people worldwide watched Harry and Meghan interview, CBS says (updated)

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09/03/2021 23:45

(Adds details on U.S. audience)
    LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) - More than 49.1 million
people around the world have watched Oprah Winfrey's bombshell
interview with Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, via
television or streaming, U.S. network CBS said on Tuesday.
    The interview in which the couple made accusations of
racism, neglect and feuding inside the royal family aired on CBS
on Sunday and on Britain's ITV on Monday. It is still available
on streaming platforms.
    CBS, a unit of ViacomCBS Inc  VIACA.O , said the audience
was still growing and it would rebroadcast the interview in the
United States on Friday.
    The U.S. television audience accounted for 17.8 million of
the total, making it the highest-rated entertainment special
since the February 2020 Oscars ceremony, CBS said.
    

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