transfix
The world had become utterly transfixed by the relationship between the two singers.
Transfixed eyes watched as tragedy unfolded on television.
The reporters crowded tightly around her were transfixed.

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transfixed | American Dictionary

transfixed
adjective
us/trænsˈfɪkst/
(of a person or animal) unable to move, usually because of great fear or interest in something:
The entire nation will sit transfixed in front of TV sets.