For example, live events have the option to include real-time chatting or polls. This gives viewers an opportunity to feel involved with the experience. Another fun aspect of watching a live event is that it brings people together. There is something unifying about knowing millions of people all across the country are watching the same thing as you are … at the exact same time. With all the good that comes with live television, there is a bit of bad. With everything filmed in real-time, a possibility always exists that something could go terribly wrong. Unlike with recorded broadcasts, you can’t simply edit out an awkward moment. If something embarrassing happens on live TV, the whole world has a chance to see it. In this article, you will discover 25 of the Most Embarrassing Live Television Slip-Ups. The game was televised by the family-friendly CBS network. So when Janet Jackson’s breast accidentally got exposed during the halftime show, people were in shock. The controversial halftime show went down in history with its embarrassing live television “nip slip” that some people believe was a publicity stunt. West took the mic from singer Taylor Swift as she was making her acceptance speech for the Best Female Video. He went on to tell Taylor that he was going to let her finish, but that Beyonce had the best music video of all time. During the 2017 Academy Awards, La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner. No one realized the mistake until two minutes into La La Land’s acceptance speech. The awkward moment was broadcasted on live TV for millions of viewers to see. The international beauty pageant is held every year by the American-based Miss Universe Organization. It is viewed by half a billion people from over 190 different countries worldwide. You can easily imagine the embarrassment and heartache of Miss Colombia when Steve Harvey mistakenly announced her as Miss Universe in 2015. Miss Philippines was the rightful winner. As soon as Jenner took the stage, viewers could tell that she was nervous. Instead of announcing the winner as 5 Seconds of Summer, she almost said “One Direction.” Luckily, she caught herself after saying, “One.” Jenner proceeded to say, “Guys, I’m the worst reader.” Viewers were left on the edge of their seats when Olly Murs almost eliminated the wrong X Factor contestant in 2015. In 2014, he was asked to be an announcer at the annual Oscars ceremony. However, Travolta seriously flubbed up his duties when he slaughtered the pronunciation of Broadway legend Idina Menzel’s name. Lawrence is known for her down-to-earth personality and humble demeanor. Other stars might have been extremely embarrassed if they were caught tripping on screen. However, when Lawrence took a bit of a tumble on her way to accept her Academy Award in 2013, she gracefully laughed it off. During one segment, he went into the audience to sing with Brooke Shields. Unfortunately, their duo was anything but pitch-perfect. Shields was caught on live camera messing up lyrics several times before completely giving up. Back in 2004, Ashlee Simpson had the opportunity to perform one of her songs on Saturday Night Live. Sadly, her lip-syncing performance was all offbeat. Instead of taking ownership of her screw-up, she went on to blame the band, stating, “I feel so bad. My band started playing the wrong song. I didn’t know what to do so I thought I’d do a hoe-down. I’m sorry, Live TV!” In 2016, she had the honor of performing live at the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Her awkward performance was seen by millions of viewers. She later admits that the show wasn’t her best because of technical difficulties. At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears was in charge of presenting a cake on stage to Jackson for his birthday. Instead of simply saying thank you for the cake, Jackson launched into an almost too long acceptance speech. During one of their interviews with actor Martin Short, Gifford made a horribly embarrassing mistake. Not knowing that his wife has been deceased for almost two years, she asked Short how he kept the spark alive in his marriage. Instead of correcting this mistake, Martin Short just went along with it. The pageant is a live broadcast that can be seen online or from a mobile device. In 2007, one of the finalists seriously crumbled under pressure when asked why a fifth of Americans couldn’t locate the USA on a map. Miss South Carolina’s answer sounded like a bunch of gibberish that didn’t make any sense. Unfortunately, the teenager grew depressed after receiving a lot of online criticism in the wake of that embarrassing scene. Garraway discussed why there shouldn’t ever be a threesome on the sofa. Cohosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard sat awkwardly as this embarrassing conversation unfolded. Luckily for his career, his embarrassingly weird “Oprah, Uma” moment didn’t ruin his reputation. In 1995, Letterman had the honor of hosting the Oscars. However, for many viewers, his inappropriate joke about Uma Thurman and Oprah Winfrey was painful to watch. Some of the contestants let go of their everyday jobs and relationships just to join the show. So when host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong winner, the losing finalist was completely devastated. The whole ordeal was seen live by thousands of viewers. During the 2015 Academy Award ceremony, Cheryl Boone Isaacs accidentally announced Oscar nominee as “Dick Poop” instead of Dick Pope. During an interview, reporter Sam Rubin confused Samuel L. Jackson for Laurence Fishburne. Luckily for viewers, the very awkward moment has been recorded. It can be watched over and over again on the internet. Unfortunately, her on-stage mishap took place during the 2017 Grammy Awards. Gaga’s duet with famous heavy rock band Metallica went horribly wrong after a series of microphone glitches. She ended up having to share her mic with Metallica frontman, James Hetfield. She asked actor Dan Stevens if he had to “beat off” a lot of American men to get the film part. Luckily for her, Stevens laughed off the awkward question and the show flowed effortlessly from there. However, sometimes wardrobe malfunctions have nothing to do with the outfit itself … but rather how the person wears it. For Miss Nebraska, forgetting to cross her legs during the 2014 Miss America competition exposed her underwear for thousands of viewers to see. The legendary singer Harry Belafonte is one of those heavy sleepers. While waiting to discuss his memoir in an interview, he was captured on camera taking a nap. The reporters quickly took the camera off him and tried to make light of the embarrassing situation. For one frenzied shopper, his embarrassing iPhone catastrophe was caught on camera. When a TV reporter went to interview him about his new phone, he accidentally dropped it on the hard pavement. In 2009, viewers cringed as they saw host Ryan Seacrest trying to high-five a blind contestant. It was an honest mistake, but Seacrest made it worse when he tried to pretend he was going to shake his hand.
