Fights broke out all the time on The Jerry Springer Show, the NBC talk show that ran from 1991 to 2018, where guests went on to discuss their deepest, darkest secrets and confront their biggest ...

Although Jerry Springer died on April 27, 2023, at age 79 after fighting cancer for most of this year, his body of work is a legacy that will long outlive his mortal body. The mere mention of his name ...

The history of broadcasters’ bleeping out profanity reveals a lot about our culture’s ongoing negotiation of a murky concept. While the First Amendment protects political speech, it does not protect ...

Jerry Springer's infamous talk show is now the subject of a new documentary. "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action," a two-part Netflix docuseries, released Tuesday, gives a first-hand look at how ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Whether you love him or hate him, it’s more likely the latter, there’s no denying the impact Jerry Springer had on entertainment. His obsession with the depraved and ...

The Jerry Springer Show made its debut on September 30, 1991, airing on just five stations (via WXVU). At first, the show followed a conventional talk show format, similar to the relatively staid The ...

The infamous trash TV talk show host started out with serious aspirations but, in a transition that was emblematic of the coarsening of our society, dumbed them down in pursuit of ratings and tawdry ...

It’s common for a polarizing figure’s death to be met with mixed emotions, but it takes a unique life to evoke a combination of widespread affection and revulsion. Jerry Springer is such a man. This ...