If The Jerry Springer Show is at an end, it’s certainly a quiet end to a show that has been anything but.
The show was purchased by NBC in 1992 and, after pressure from executives to increase ratings or be cancelled, Springer and his crew flipped the switch in 1994 and began to tackle more controversial and provocative topics.
Jerry Springer’s show originally started in 1991 as a more tame program in which political and societal issues were discussed with guests of notable fame.
The move worked as the show exploded in popularity, was distributed to multiple countries and, for a time, was the top-rated daytime talk show on American television.