And without the Knicks, the Rangers or the Yankees on MSG's menu, there is less to distract viewers.

This off-putting tic, as Swirsky accurately described it, continued until the end of his appearance, distracting viewers from his earnest message.

They also felt it distracted viewers from the story.

And in any case, all these quizzes and statistics and chat rooms may well further distract viewers.

There is much to distract viewers on a Strictly set: the disco lights, the sequins, the gaudy props and backdrops.

They are there to hide the structure, which curators feel may distract viewers from the art, but they may also mask the design's beauty.

He also believed the character distracted viewers from the "brotherly bond that made the show so special in the first place".

Instead, they mainly distract viewers from the real subject of the film: the veterans' unheeded feelings of betrayal and neglect.

When she read the script, she was glad she had no love scene with Craig; she felt it would have distracted viewers from her performance.

But the classic status of "The Strong Man" should not distract viewers from the rest of the Langdon films now on tape.