History Series / TheJerrySpringerShow

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Your standard episode will feature a woman telling her husband's mistress to stay the [[SoundEffectBleep *beep*]] away from her man, then dumping him at the end of the episode. Then there's usually some sort of crossdresser and a person with some ''weird'' sexual fetish. Maybe a young girl who sleeps with older men. Every now and then you also get [[TheKlan Klansmen]] and [[ThoseWackyNazis neo-Nazis]] for good measure.

On June 13, 2018, [=NBCUniversal=] announced it was canceling the series after 27 seasons due to low ratings, with the final episodes being taped on July 6 and the finale airing July 26. However, Creator/TheCW--as part of its acquisition of rerun rights that fall--has the option to resume production of the series. In September 2018, The CW began airing the reruns as its sole weekday daytime programming, replacing ''The Robert Irvine Show'' (ironically as it is basically a watered-down version of Jerry's show). The rerun ended in September 2021, as the network chose to give up its daytime slot in return for a two-hour Saturday primetime slot. Meanwhile, Jerry moved on to host the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry'' (a ''Series/JudgeJudy'' copy), which started airing in national syndication in September 2019. Judge Jerry itself was canceled in 2022 after three years, and Jerry would eventually pass away in April 2023.

* ExcitedShowTitle: "Surprise! I Slept With Your Man"

** Jerry.

''Jerry Springer'', more colloquially referred to as ''The Jerry Springer Show'', is an American syndicated tabloid talk show produced and hosted by its namesake, a former mayor of [[UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} Cincinnati]][[note]]He was best known at the time for trying to pay a prostitute... ''with a city government check''. It's important to note he became mayor ''after'' the scandal and was pretty popular while in office - in fact, his honesty about the scandal (rather than trying to cover it up) is part of what got him elected mayor in the first place.[[/note]]. Airing from September 30, 1991 to July 26, 2018, peaking in popularity between the late '90s and early '00s, the show is inseparable from its reputation as one of the most infamous GuiltyPleasures in American television history, to the point of [[InsultToRocks having to pull itself]] ''[[InsultToRocks up]]'' [[InsultToRocks in content quality to qualify as "Trash TV"]]. ''TV Guide'' named it as the worst show ever -- [[InsultBackfire which it proudly declared at the start of every episode]]. It (along with Ricki Lake and Jenny Jones) paved the way for shock {{talk show}}s, and also [[LongRunners outlasted most of its competition]] in the process.

On June 13, 2018, [=NBCUniversal=] announced it was canceling the series after 27 seasons due to low ratings, with the final episodes being taped on July 6 and the finale airing July 26. However, Creator/TheCW--as part of its acquisition of rerun rights that fall--has the option to resume production of the series. In September 2018, The CW began airing the reruns as its sole weekday daytime programming, replacing ''The Robert Irvine Show'' (ironically as it is basically a watered-down version of Jerry's show). The rerun ended in September 2021, as the network chose to give up its daytime slot in return for a two-hour Saturday primetime slot. Meanwhile, Jerry moved on to host the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry'' (a ''Series/JudgeJudy'' copy), which started airing in national syndication in September 2019. Judge Jerry itself was canceled in 2022 after three years, likely bringing an end to Springer's television career.

On June 13, 2018, [=NBCUniversal=] announced it was cancelling the series after 27 seasons due to low ratings, with the final episodes being taped on July 6 and the finale airing July 26. However, Creator/TheCW--as part of its acquisition of rerun rights that fall--has the option to resume production of the series. In September 2018, The CW began airing the reruns as its sole weekday daytime programming, replacing ''The Robert Irvine Show'' (ironically as it is basically a watered-down version of Jerry's show). The rerun ended in September 2021, as the network chose to give up its daytime slot in return for a two-hour Saturday primetime slot. Meanwhile, Jerry moved on to host the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry'' (a ''Series/JudgeJudy'' copy), which started airing in national syndication in September 2019. Judge Jerry itself was cancelled in 2022 after three years, likely bringing an end to Springer's television career.

* BreakoutCharacter: Head of security Steve Wilkos, who gained enough popularity among the fanbase in his own right that [[Series/TheSteveWilkosShow he got his own show]]. Wilkos would be greeted with "STEVE!" chants from the audience whenever he'd subdo particularly rowdy guests.
* CatchPhrase: More of a "Catch Chant" at this point, but "JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!" and [[GirlOnGirlIsHot "WE LOVE LESBIANS! WE LOVE LESBIANS! WE LOVE LESBIANS!"]] and "LET'S SEE! LET'S SEE! LET'S SEE!" whenever someone mentions they're a stripper (They get that response or '''"WE LOVE STRIPPERS! WE LOVE STRIPPERS! WE LOVE STRIPPERS!"''') or any kind of performer.

* ClusterBleepBomb: Just about every bleeping segment on every bleeping episode other than Jerry's "final thought."
* CoveredInGunge: The FoodFight episodes, any episode with a [[PieInTheFace wedding cake]], the mudwrestlers...

* AFamilyAffair: While cheating in general is pretty common with their guests, this variation also shows up a lot ("You Slept with My Stripper Sister", "He Cheated on Me with My Cousin", etc) as it makes the guests even more likely to start fighting each other.

* CatchPhrase: More of a "Catch Chant" at this point, but "JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!" and [[GirlOnGirlIsHot "WE LOVE LESBIANS! WE LOVE LESBIANS! WE LOVE LESBIANS!"]] and "LET'S SEE! LET'S SEE! LET'S SEE!" whenever someone mentions they're a stripper or any kind of performer.

Jerry Springer, a former mayor of [[UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} Cincinnati]] [[note]](best known for trying to pay a prostitute... ''with a city government check''. It's important to note he became mayor ''after'' the scandal and was pretty popular while in office - in fact, his honesty about the scandal (rather than trying to cover it up) is part of what got him elected mayor in the first place)[[/note]], hosts this show that [[InsultToRocks has to pull itself]] ''[[InsultToRocks up]]'' [[InsultToRocks in content quality to qualify as "Trash TV"]]. ''TV Guide'' named it as the worst show ever - [[InsultBackfire which it proudly declares at the start of every episode]]. One of the most infamous GuiltyPleasures on TV, it aired from September 30, 1991 to July 26, 2018.

In the show's first few years, before it became wildly popular, it took a more serious approach, with episodes that dealt with serious issues and politics (in one episode Jerry spent a night with a homeless teenager living on the streets). However, they came to the realization that the formula of "[[PointAndLaughShow poking guests with sticks until they started fighting]]" earned much better ratings. It, along with Ricki Lake and Jenny Jones, paved the way for shock {{talk show}}s. It's still the king of shock talk, having [[LongRunners outlasted most of its competition]] and definitely talk's answer to BlackComedy.

-->--Music/WeirdAlYankovic, "Jerry Springer" [[note]](Parody of "One Week" by Music/BarenakedLadies)[[/note]]

* BreakoutCharacter: Head of security Steve Wilkos, who gained enough popularity among the fanbase in his own right that [[Series/TheSteveWilkosShow he got his own show]].

On June 13, 2018, [=NBCUniversal=] announced it was cancelling the series after 27 seasons due to low ratings, with the final episodes being taped on July 6 and the finale airing July 26. However, Creator/TheCW--as part of its acquisition of rerun rights that fall--has the option to resume production of the series. In September 2018, The CW began airing the reruns as its sole weekday daytime programming, replacing ''The Robert Irvine Show'' (ironically as it is basically a watered-down version of Jerry's show). The rerun ended in September 2021, as the network chose to give up its daytime slot in return for a two-hour Saturday primetime slot. Meanwhile, Jerry moved on to host the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry'' (a ''Series/JudgeJudy'' copy), which started airing in national syndication in September 2019.

* BaldOfAwesome: Steve. Everyone loves his baldness (except for the assholes getting restrained by him). Also applies to his SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute successor, Jason.

!"TROPES! TROPES! TROPES! TROPES!"

On June 13, 2018, [=NBCUniversal=] announced it was cancelling the series after 27 seasons due to low ratings, with the final episodes being taped on July 6 and the finale airing July 26. However, Creator/TheCW--as part of its acquisition of rerun rights that fall--has the option to resume production of the series. The CW currently airs ''The Jerry Springer Show'' reruns as its sole weekday daytime programming, replacing ''The Robert Irvine Show'' (ironically as it is basically a watered-down version of Jerry's show). Jerry would later move on to host the courtroom show ''Judge Jerry'' (a ''Series/JudgeJudy'' copy), which started airing in national syndication in September 2019.

Actually, while in the beginning the guests were largely real, after a guest on the Jenny Jones show murdered another guest after finding out he had a crush on him, ALL shows of this genre went to hiring actors to pose as guests. They had to, since it was just too dangerous to continue doing things the way they had been. Jenny Jones was hit with a massive lawsuit and lost, even though it was overturned on appeal. The lesson was learned, and it's much safer to hire actors and give them a script to follow.