CBS Media Ventures said Tuesday that Dr. Phil McGraw has decided to retire from the show after 21 seasons, effective this spring. For the 2023–2024 season and beyond, the media companies plan to repackage and air previously aired episodes of the daytime show. A new “wrap-arounds and intros by McGraw”, 72, and “guest updates” would be added to the repurposed episodes, as stated in the announcement.
“I am blessed with more than 25 wonderful years in daytime television,” McGraw said in a statement. “With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers with everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellbeing and raising children. This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career, but as I move on from daytime, popular talk show ‘Dr. Phil’ Will End There is so much more I want to do this spring.”
McGraw has stated that starting in the first half of 2024, he will devote his time to prime-time programming through new collaborations.
“I am compelled to speak to a wider audience because I am deeply concerned about the American family and am determined to help restore clarity of purpose and our core values.” McGraw added.
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The psychologist first rose to prominence in the late 1990s as a regular on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” On September 30, 2002, his own series premiered.
McGraw was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2020, and he was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2015. CBS Media Ventures pointed out that his show has helped his off-camera guests to the tune of $35 million and has been nominated for 31 Daytime Emmys.
However, the controversial topic-exploratory show “Dr. Phil” is also in the middle of a storm of criticism. About a dozen current and former employees of “Dr. Phil” came to BuzzFeed a year ago, who called the show’s office a “traumatizing” and “war zone”. H. Patrick Morris, McGraw’s attorney at the time, “categorically denied” the allegations.
The “appallingly sordid” interview McGraw did with actress Shelley Duvall in 2016, his post-show treatment of notorious guest Danielle “Bhad Bhabie” Bregoli, and his “betrayal” of Britney Spears during her mental health struggles in 2008 have also been criticized.
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