How would anyone here know what you were watching?
You also said "fests" which means more than one and you're now claiming you were just talking about the praise on TV.
You poorly worded your OP at best. Simply admit it instead of expecting others to read your mind. It is wholly reasonable for someone reading "public praise" to believe you are speaking about the general public, you know, like the definition says.
Instead of throwing a temper tantrum because you screwed up your thread title and lashed out at those who rightly pointed out your error, you could have simply said :
Hey, I meant this, I understand how you could think that and your thread would have gone a completely different route.
You have this weird thing for not admitting you're wrong .