The Jeremy Kyle Show

For the American version, see The Jeremy Kyle Show (American talk show).

The Jeremy Kyle Show
GenreTabloid talk show
Presented byJeremy Kyle
ComposerLorne Balfe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series17
No. of episodes3,320
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyITV Studios[1]
Original release
NetworkITV
Release4 July 2005 (2005-07-04) –
10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)
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The Jeremy Kyle Show is a British tabloid talk show[2] presented by Jeremy Kyle and produced by ITV Studios. It premiered on the ITV network on 4 July 2005 and ran for seventeen series until its cancellation on 10 May 2019. It was the most popular programme in ITV's daytime schedule, broadcast on weekday mornings and reaching an audience of one million.[3] It replaced the chat show Trisha following its move to Channel 5 in 2004.[4]

The show was based on confrontations in which guests attempt to resolve personal problems, often related to family and romantic relationships, sex and addiction.[5][6] It featured psychotherapist Graham Stanier,[7] who assisted the guests during and after the show's broadcast, along with the use of lie detectors, despite lack of scientific evidence supporting the use of the equipment.

The Jeremy Kyle Show became controversial for placing guests in confrontational situations, with Kyle often chastising guests whom he felt had acted in morally dubious or irresponsible ways and stressing the importance of traditional family values, while guests frequently displayed strong emotions such as anger and distress. Despite ITV disputing claims that guests were mistreated on the programme and misled by researchers,[8][9] a judge described the programme as "human bear-baiting" during a prosecution of guests who had a violent altercation on the programme.[7] On 15 May 2019, the programme was cancelled, following the suicide of Steve Dymond, a guest whose appearance had been filmed in the week before but not aired.[10][11] In September 2024, a coroner exonerated the programme as the cause of Dymond's suicide, finding there was "no causal link", ruling out the show as a contributory factor.[12]

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  2. ^ "Weird TV line-ups that worked – and didn't". BBC. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ Waterson, Jim; Weaver, Matthew (13 May 2019). "Jeremy Kyle Show suspended following death of guest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ Sharman, Alison (8 July 2006). "ITV's fight for supremacy in daylight hours". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Jeremy Kyle Show". ITV.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
  6. ^ Hawthorn, Sara (6 October 2007). "Why do we watch all these vile shows?". The Press. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b Smith, David (30 September 2007). "Therapy experts rap Kyle show". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Statement from ITV regarding The Jeremy Kyle Show". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Jeremy Kyle denies humiliating guest who died as inquest views unseen TV footage". BBC News. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.