Entertainment USA

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| caption = Title card from Entertainment USA

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| genre = Light entertainment
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| presenter = Jonathan King

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| opentheme = I'll Slap Your Face[http://www.45cat.com/record/a3320 45cat.com - "I'll Slap Your Face"] Retrieved 13 January 2014.

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| company = BBC

| channel = BBC2

| first_aired = {{start date|1983|4|15|df=y}}

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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.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19830415&id=HsRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1711,2826724&hl=en The Glasgow Herald, 15 April 1983]. Retrieved 5 January 2016.[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/nov/24/6 "Who is Jonathan King?", The Guardian, 24 November 2000]. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348922/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Entertainment USA at IMDb.com]. Retrieved 7 January 2014. It had an audience peak of 9.7 million.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jonathan-king-my-books-an-online--hit-millions-click-on-my-videos-how-about-lifting-the-media-ban-on-me-6268884.html 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. Each series was repeated later in the year, updated with new music video clips and movie trailers. There were several connected specials at Christmas, and featuring festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a2e82a654ee74a70a9b6ecc11681ddb6 |title=Entertainment Switzerland - BBC Two England - 27 May 1985 - BBC Genome |publisher=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= 27 May 1985|accessdate=2017-09-11}}