''Trisha Goddard'', formerly called ''Trisha'', is a British

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hosted by

Trisha Goddard Patricia Gloria Goddard (born 23 December 1957) is an English television presenter and actress. She is best known for her television talk show '' Trisha'' (1998–2010), which was broadcast on a mid-morning slot on ITV before later being move ...

. It initially aired on

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in the mornings from 1998 to 2004 before moving to Channel 5, where it was broadcast until 2010. It was also shown on ITV's digital channel

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with a spin-off show called ''Trisha: Extra'' and a double bill of the main ''Trisha'' show every afternoon. The programme was moved to Channel 5 and aired from January 2005 to December 2010.

Format

The show started and ended taking over from

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and the ''

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'' show. Initially,

continued her predecessor's tradition of light-hearted debate, on subjects such as men who wore women's clothes. Goddard would also interview ordinary people in the news. However, from around 2001 the show began modelling itself on ''

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'', which at the time had a following in the UK. More and more, ''Trisha'' began to focus on

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guests and their numerous problems. These were usually to do with infidelity and/or paternity issues, but other subjects covered included troublesome teenagers or surprise family reunions. Goddard hosts the programme, which is well known for the conducting of

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tests and DNA tests, the results of which are then revealed on air. Robert Phipps, a

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expert, frequently guests on the show. ''Trisha'' has frequently been accused of exploiting its subjects plus copying American formats such as ''

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''. Verbal abuse and physical fights between guests sometimes break out on the show, the latter are never shown. Instead the camera cuts to the audience or Trisha herself until her security team restores order.

Dispute

''Trisha'' ceased production in 2004, when ITV refused to allow Trisha's own TV production company, Town House TV, to make future episodes of the show. She decided not to renew her contract and moved to rival broadcaster Channel 5 to present a similar series. The new programme, ''Trisha Goddard'', was made by Town House TV. ITV mounted a successful spoiler campaign against Trisha's new series; they stockpiled their remaining episodes of ''Trisha'' until the launch date of ''Trisha Goddard''. When ITV finally ran out of ''Trisha'' episodes, Channel 5 began running ''Trisha Goddard''. From 16 October 2006, it has been seen on both Channel 5 and then in a double-bill on its new female-oriented digital channel Fiver (formerly Five Life). ''Trisha Goddard'' launched on Channel 5 on Monday 24 January 2005, but it was shown in the afternoons and not directly opposite ITV's series. ITV did, however, schedule a double bill of Trisha on ITV2 to clash with the series on Channel 5. The first ''Trisha Goddard'' gained 500,000 viewers on Channel 5, significantly fewer than the 1.3 million viewers who watched ITV's show. Trisha took some of her "experts" with her to Channel 5, including counsellor advisor on Aftercare for show and Psychological factors Ricky Maczka, Robert Phipps and head security guard Pete. Others, such as counsellor Claire Evans and polygraph expert Bruce Burgess, stayed with ITV to work on its successor show, ''

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''. The show production base was moved from the ITV Anglia studios in Norwich to

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in Kent. On 9 January 2009, Channel 5 announced that Trisha Goddard had been cancelled. The channel blamed the "current economic climate" for the "difficult decision".

''Trisha: Extra''

''Trisha: Extra'' was a spin-off show shown on ITV's digital channel ITV2.

U.S. version

In July 2011, it was announced that

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will bring Goddard to the United States to launch an American version of her program, which would follow the same concept as her UK version. The U.S. version was picked up by NBC O&O's and other stations owned by

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and launched in September 2012. The show ran for three seasons before being cancelled."Sinclair Adds NBCU's 'Trisha Goddard' to Its Syndie Slate"
from Broadcasting & Cable (20 October 2011)

References

External links

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