Oprah Interview With Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Reportedly Cost CBS More Than $7M

Oprah Interview: CBS reportedly paid more than $7 million for the rights to air the highly anticipated Oprah interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the interview set to air on March 7 likely cost the network between $7 million and $9 million. CBS bought the lucrative rights from Winfrey’s Harpo Productions, and can also license the interview in international markets. According to advertisement buyers CBS is charging $325,000 for every thirty seconds of commercial time.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told the Wall Street Journal that they were not paid for the interview. In a trailer for the interview, Markle told Winfrey that she feels “liberated” to be able to speak for herself. And that she had to turn down Winfrey’s initial request because she wasn’t “allowed” to speak to her then. In another trailer for the interview, Prince Harry told Winfrey that he was concerned about “history repeating itself”, seemingly alluding to the media treatment of his late mother, Princess Diana.

Oprah Winfrey’s two-hour tell all-interview will be Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first televised interview after they quit Buckingham Palace in 2020. The Buckingham Palace is currently investigating the staff members' allegations of bullying against Markle.