The daytime tv panorama continues to see vital adjustments as Dr. Phil is the most recent present set to come back to an finish.
After 21 seasons, the speak present hosted by Dr. Phil McGraw will finish its run of unique episodes with the present 2022-2023 season, in response to Deadline. The determination comes as McGraw’s contract with CBS Media Ventures, which he signed in 2018, is coming to an finish.
Dr. Phil premiered in September 2002 and have become an immediate hit, solely second in scores behind Oprah on the time. After Oprah Winfrey left daytime in 2011, McGraw’s present turned the most-watched daytime syndicated speak present, a title it held for nearly a decade.
“I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years in daytime television,” McGraw mentioned (through Deadline). “With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellness and raising children. This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career, but while I’m moving on from daytime, there is so much more I wish to do.”
The information comes after a flurry of adjustments throughout daytime programming, with the likes of The Wendy Williams Show, Maury, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Dr. Oz all coming to an finish over the previous yr.
According to Deadline, CBS Media Ventures will look to supply library episodes of Dr. Phil for the 2023-24 season and past and is hoping to attain the identical or comparable worth for these repeats. This was beforehand finished with previous episodes of Judge Judy after the court docket present resulted in 2021.
“Phil is a valued partner and member of the CBS/King World family, and while his show may be ending after 21 years, I’m happy to say our relationship is not,” mentioned Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures. “Phil changed the daytime landscape as the force behind one of the most popular talk shows ever on daytime TV. We plan to be in the Dr. Phil business with the library for years to come and welcome opportunities to work together in the future.”
As for what’s subsequent for McGraw, he mentioned, “I am compelled to engage with a broader audience because I have grave concerns for the American family, and I am determined to help restore a clarity of purpose as well as our core values.”
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