''The Jeremy Kyle Show'' is a

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presented by

Jeremy Kyle Jeremy Kyle (born 7 July 1965) is an English broadcaster and writer. He is known for hosting the tabloid talk show ''The Jeremy Kyle Show'' on ITV from 2005 to 2019. He also hosted a US version of his eponymous show, which ran for two season ...

that debuted in the United States and Canada on September 19, 2011. The series was based on Kyle's

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talk series of the same name. The series was taped in

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. The program was a co-production of

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' U.S. subsidiary, ITV Studios America and

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, which served as distributor for the U.S. version while ITV kept all international rights.

Synopsis

As with the UK version, the series used a confrontational style, which saw guests attempt to resolve

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issues, such as family, relationship,

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and other issues. "Guest Support" was provided by

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Dr Janet Taylor. The show's style was one of the reasons why Fox and Debmar-Mercury saw potential in adapting Kyle's show to the United States as a replacement for ''

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''. By November 2010, the series was picked up in over 70% of American television markets, well ahead of its September 2011 debut. Kyle also had competition among three other tabloid talkers, already established veterans (and all distributed by

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), ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Maury''. Like other tabloid talk shows, ''Jeremy Kyle'' aired primarily on affiliates of

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and

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. Only a scattered number of

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stations in smaller markets aired it, with only a few using it to fill their former ''Oprah'' timeslot. On November 17, 2011, the show was renewed for a second season.

Cancellation

''The Jeremy Kyle Show'' was cancelled on December 18, 2012, with the final episode airing in May 2013. In a joint-statement to

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, Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said, "We can confirm the U.S. version of ''The Jeremy Kyle Show'' won't be returning for a third season. This is in no way a reflection of the quality of the show. Backed by a first-rate production team, Jeremy was amazing and showed all of us why he is such a rock star in the UK. Simply put, Jeremy is one of the best hosts we have ever seen, and we expect to see more of him on U.S. television in the years ahead. Unfortunately, talk shows like this simply take time to build and, while we were seeing ratings progress in many markets, it wasn't enough to justify going forward with another season."

Initial reception

Before its American debut, ''

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'' writer Ben Grossman noted in his article that his show could be a threat to

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's syndicated talk show, which debuted in the same season (and ran for two years just like Kyle's did), and yet another confrontational tabloid talk veteran,

, whom Kyle replaced back in the UK when Springer's version of his American talk show aired there."Jeremy Kyle"
by Ben Grossman from Broadcasting and Cable (March 7, 2011)

References

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