Complex sentence: Richards confronts Killian, now shamed and disgraced before those watching and desperately attempting to prove his point by explaining that he had created the show for huge ratings and to appease American viewers' love for television, action and violence.
Split into simpler sentences: Richards confronts Killian, now shamed and disgraced before those watching. He explains that he had created the show for huge ratings and to appease American viewers' love for television, action and violence.