I want the show to demonstrate outrageousness,” Jerry Springer, the late host of the eponymous talk show, once said.

Luke Sewell spoke about the complex legacy of the notorious talk show, which both coarsened American culture and affirmed the values of free speech.

A new Netflix docuseries goes behind the scenes of The Jerry Springer Show, with first-hand testimony from insiders and former guests.

Lisa Kudrow revealed during an interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show” (via People) that she recently discovered a note the late Matthew Perry left for her inside the “Friends” cookie jar, which he gifted her after they wrapped filming the series finale in January 2004. Kudrow wouldn’t reveal what the letter said but mused: “Timing …

Its latest effort reexamines the history of "The Jerry Springer Show", which ran for 27 seasons from 1991 through to 2018, becoming a key proponent of what's been dubbed "Trash TV". The show was the home of jaw-dropping confessions and countless clashes between guests.

Building a show around outrage became a "trap" for producers, who "had to keep outdoing themselves" to draw in viewers, the director of "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" told Yahoo Entertainment.

Fights, Camera, Action features a ton of new information about Springer’s hit talk show and the seedy history therein.