There have been countless awkward and cringeworthy moments caught on live TV over the years.
From Donald Trump shoving Montenegro’s prime minister at a NATO summit and ridiculing a reporter with a disability, to Joe Namath drunkenly hitting on a reporter and Katie Price’s son, Harvey, making an unfiltered comment on live television. These moments are matched by other mishaps like Ted Cruz accidentally elbowing his wife, a coach from the German Euros team scratching himself inappropriately, and an Australian sports report being disrupted by a half-dressed woman in the background.
Famous figures, like a bishop apologizing to Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin’s funeral and a finance minister falling off a chair during a TV interview, only add to this catalogue of live TV bloopers. Misunderstandings also made headlines, like when a BBC guest was mistaken for an internet expert, while others involved uncomfortable on-air banter and failed handshakes. These incidents serve as reminders of the unpredictability of live broadcasting.