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‘Doctor. Phil’ Talk Show Coming to an End After 21 Seasons – Hollywood Life


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Dr. Phil coming to an end after 21 seasons airing as a successful talk show. Dr. Phil McGrawThe 72-year-old host of popular CBS Media Ventures has decided to stop filming new episodes in the spring, according to reports. Diversityand the distributor hopes to continue airing repeats of the show for at least the 2023-24 season. Dr. Phil’s decision to end Monday-Friday broadcasts comes as he has been hosting two podcasts and working as a producer on scripted primetime in recent years. this.

“I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years on daytime television,” Dr. Phil said about the time he worked on Dr. Phil. “With this show, we’ve helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers overcome everything from addiction and marriage to mental health and parenting. This has been an incredible chapter in my life and career, but while I am continuing from the day, I still have a lot of work to do.”

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Dr. Phil is ending his talk show after 21 seasons. (Derek Storm/Everett Collection)

Dr. Phil began appearing as a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s Performance to talk about different topics in the late 1990s, and it got him started the Dr. Phil talkshow in 2002. It was originally produced by Oprah Winfrey‘s Harpo Productions and distributed by King World Productions which is owned by CBS. By the time Phil made the decision to end the series, it averaged about 2 million viewers per episode, making it the second highest-rated daytime talk show after. Living With Kelly and RyanDiversity of news.

“Phil is a valued partner and member of the CBS/King World family, and while his show may be over in 21 years, I’m happy to say our relationship is over. not like that,” Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures, said. “Phil changed the daytime scene by being the force behind one of the most popular talk shows ever on daytime TV. We plan to join ‘Dr. Phil’ partners with the library for many years to come and welcomes opportunities to work together in the future.”

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Dr. Phil had his breakthrough television moment on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ (Rob Rich/Everett Collection)

Before Phil started appearing on Oprah Winfrey’s Performancehe is a jury counsel who runs his own company, Courtroom Science Inc. His experience at the company is said to have inspired the CBS scripted TV series, Bullshighlighted Michael Weatherly and ran for six seasons starting in 2016. Dr. Phil earned 31 daytime Emmy nominations during its epic run, and in season 21, Dr. Phil served as executive producer with Carla Pennington.

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