Entertainment USA

Entertainment USA
Title card from Entertainment USA
Genre	Light entertainment Documentary
Presented by	Jonathan King
Opening theme	I'll Slap Your Face[1]
Production company(s)	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC2
First shown in	1983
Original release	15 April 1983

Entertainment USA was a British television series broadcast by the BBC. It was first shown on BBC2 in 1983, ran for eight years and was devised and presented by Jonathan King.^[2][3] Each series was repeated later in the year as updated with new music video clips and movie trailers. And there were several connected specials at Christmas and featuring at festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Switzerland.

The show presented entertainment news, clips, interviews and music from the United States to a British audience. It was produced by Michael Hurll and directed by Gordon Elsbury. It was nominated for a BAFTA award as Best Light Entertainment Programme in 1987.^[4] It had an audience peak of 9.7 million.^[5]

References

1. 45cat.com - "I'll Slap Your Face" Retrieved 13 January 2014.
2. The Glasgow Herald, 15 April 1983. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
3. "Who is Jonathan King?", The Guardian, 24 November 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
4. Entertainment USA at IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
5. Tim Walker, "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?'", The Independent, 28 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.