TV Station Gets Incredibly Up Close and Personal for Testicular Exam

Yesterday, The Today Show had Willie Geist and Carson Daly undergo testicular exams on the air. They did this to raise awareness about men’s health issues and checking for testicular cancer. Both men went behind a closed door for the actual exam and no footage was shown on the air.

Now, you’re probably wondering why on earth that would be an issue. Well, the British channel ITV’s morning show, This Morning, decided on a live testicular exam too. And they showed the exam live on-air, and did not censor it in the slightest.

Overall, it was a very serious and important segment about testicular cancer and how to test for it, but some viewers were a bit put off by seeing someone’s testicles so close up on television. The overall reaction was mixed:

I'm sorry but a real pair of bollox being examined at this time of day is actually disturbing me… #thismorning

— Cathryn Falder (@BKiddow) November 20, 2014

Great set of balls on tv this morning. What a brave bloke whopping them out!! #testicularcancer #thismorning You go fella

— Charlotte (@Charcjr2010) November 20, 2014

Kudos to the guy who just had his testicles examined on This Morning to raise awareness of testicular cancer! #thismorning #cancerawareness

— Alexis Gebbie (@alexisgebbie) November 20, 2014

Balls? On telly? Being caressed? At this time in the morning? Fuck that. #ThisMorning

— James Leather (@jimmyleather) November 20, 2014

@celticchickadee I'm all for that. Just not something I want to see whilst I'm chomping on my Weetabix though!

— James Leather (@jimmyleather) November 20, 2014

They are doing a live bollocks check on this morning….i have seen the show before and i can confirm it is indeed bollocks #thismorning

— david (@Ukcynicalchild) November 20, 2014

Watching this morning and this guy had his bits out to show how to check for testicular cancer….he was super brave #thismorning

— Jo-Jo (@musicaljojo) November 20, 2014

You can watch the segment here (WARNING: GRAPHIC), via ITV:

And for contrast, you can watch the Today Show segment here, via NBC:

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