Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw has introduced that he’s bringing an finish to Dr. Phil, the favored daytime discuss present, after this present season finishes airing.
Since 2002, McGraw has invited friends on Dr. Phil to share their unconventional tales whereas he supplied his signature model of easy life recommendation. McGraw, who was as soon as a licensed psychologist, not too long ago got here below hearth over allegations that he exploited a few of his friends and mistreated workers.
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Although Dr. Phil could also be coming to an finish, it appears McGraw, 72, has no intention of ending his partnership with TV community CBS.
“Phil is a valued companion and member of the CBS/King World household, and whereas his present could also be ending after 21 years, I’m completely satisfied to say our relationship is just not,” mentioned Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures.
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After this final season of Dr. Phil ends, CBS plans to proceed airing reruns, which can embody new intros and updates on a few of Dr. Phil’s former friends.
“We plan to be within the ‘Dr. Phil’ enterprise with the library for years to return and welcome alternatives to work collectively sooner or later,” LoCascio mentioned.
McGraw hinted that he’s transferring on from Dr. Phil and daytime tv to be able to announce a “strategic primetime partnership” in 2024 to develop his viewers.
“This has been an unbelievable chapter of my life and profession,” McGraw mentioned, “However whereas I’m transferring on from daytime, there may be a lot extra I want to do.”
“I’m compelled to have interaction with a broader viewers as a result of I’ve grave issues for the American household, and I’m decided to assist restore a readability of objective in addition to our core values,” he added.
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Dr. Phil has remained a well-liked providing whereas different discuss reveals prefer it have seen declines in viewers. In keeping with Selection, the present nonetheless averages about two million viewers per episode and is second solely to Disney’s Reside With Kelly and Ryan because the highest-rated daytime discuss present.
McGraw began his tv profession as a life coach on The Oprah Winfrey Present within the Nineteen Nineties. Winfrey then helped him launch his personal program.
Final yr, a Buzzfeed investigation reported {that a} dozen present and former workers of McGraw skilled verbal, and typically racist, abuse within the office. They mentioned their experiences engaged on his present led to declines of their psychological well being.
Seven workers famous that among the friends introduced on Dr. Phil, a few of whom had psychological well being issues and have been already in a susceptible state, have been manipulated and handled unethically.
McGraw denied all allegations within the report.
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