By Oprah Winfrey’s explosive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan reached an estimated 17.1 million viewers in the United States on Sunday.
That’s according to preliminary numbers from the Nielsen company. Winfrey guided the two as they discussed racism and dysfunction inside the royal family in a two-hour special on CBS.
she said it had the largest audience for any prime-time entertainment special so far this television season.
Meghan and Harry announced during the interview that they are expecting a daughter.
New Zealand’s prime minister says the country is unlikely to become a republic anytime soon or otherwise break from observing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.
Meghan said she would reveal the sex of the baby later in the interview when Harry joined them.
Winfrey and Meghan said they were at the home of a friend of Winfrey’s because they liked the setting.
They clarified that no questions would be off limits and that Meghan and Harry would not be paid for the interview.
