Dr. Phil is asking it quits for his famed daytime TV profession.
Phil McGraw, the host of “Dr. Phil,” will finish the long-lasting discuss present’s 21-year run when the final unique episode airs this spring, Deadline reported Tuesday. It comes as his most up-to-date contract is expiring.
“I’ve been blessed with over 25 great years in daytime tv,” Mr. McGraw stated, in line with a press release obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “With this present, we’ve helped 1000’s of visitors and hundreds of thousands of viewers via every part from habit and marriage to psychological wellness and elevating youngsters. This has been an unbelievable chapter of my life and profession, however whereas I’m shifting on from daytime, there’s a lot extra I want to do.”
Mr. McGraw began out as a visitor on “The Oprah Winfrey Present” within the Nineteen Nineties, and Ms. Winfrey helped launch the TV physician’s personal present in 2002.
“The Oprah Winfrey Present” and “Dr. Phil” dominated scores throughout their shared run via 2011, when Ms. Winfrey’s present ended. Mr. McGraw’s present continued to be a powerhouse within the daytime area.
“Phil modified the daytime panorama because the power behind one of the crucial common discuss exhibits ever on daytime TV,” CBS Media Ventures President Steve LoCascio advised The Hollywood Reporter. “We plan to be within the Dr. Phil enterprise with the library for years to come back and welcome alternatives to work collectively sooner or later.”
Mr. McGraw’s departure comes as many daytime mainstays have exited stage left. Decide Judy ended her run in 2021, and Ellen DeGeneres and Dr. Mehmet Oz each ended their exhibits in 2022.
CBS plans to maintain reruns of “Dr. Phil” on the air via the 2023-24 season.
As for Mr. McGraw’s plans, Deadline reported that he has a brand new primetime partnership within the works that’s set to be launched early subsequent 12 months.
“I’m compelled to interact with a broader viewers as a result of I’ve grave issues for the American household, and I’m decided to assist restore a readability of function in addition to our core values,” Mr. McGraw stated in his assertion.
