The Jeremy Kyle Show

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The Jeremy Kyle Show

Format	Talk show
Run time	65 minutes
Starring	Jeremy Kyle
Channel	ITV1
Production company	ITV Productions
Air dates	2005 –

The Jeremy Kyle Show is a daytime TV show presented by Jeremy Kyle. The show airs on ITV1 in the UK on weekdays at 9:25am and is later repeated on ITV2.

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The show usually involves couples or families who appear on the show to present their partner or family member with a problem that they would like to be resolved. Lie detectors (polygraphs) and DNA tests are often used on the show when one of the couple or family is suspected of lying. Jeremy Kyle himself usually talks through the problem and mediates with all the parties involved and tries to help them reach a solution. When the problem is an addiction or mental health problem, Jeremy Kyle usually offers backstage and after-show support such as AA meetings, "gamblers anonymous" groups and counsellors employed by the show.

A notable feature of The Jeremy Kyle Show is that when an 'unpopular' guest such as a drug addict, alcoholic or unfaithful partner walks into the studio, Jeremy Kyle tells the audience not to boo them (which is mostly always ignored), as the person has shown a lot of courage to come on to the show and appear on national television; they are obviously interested in sorting out their problems or they would not have agreed to appear in the first place. There is also a backstage camera, which shows the reaction of the guests that have not entered the studio yet to what is being said on-stage.

Fights frequently break out on the show, however the fights are not shown on television, instead the camera cuts away to show the audience and Jeremy Kyle’s reaction and returns once the situation has been controlled by the security guards.

The show has attracted a cult following amongst its viewers, as many of his fans can recite his catchphrases, such as "Everybody gets a chance to have their say", "Fair play" or "Let's bring in the other parts of the equation".

The programme is filmed at Granada Television Studios in Manchester