The Jeremy Kyle Show
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Presenter(s) | Jeremy Kyle |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
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| Producer(s) | ITV Productions |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
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| Original channel | ITV1 |
| Original run | 2005 – |
The Jeremy Kyle Show is a daytime TV talk show filmed at Granada Television Studios in Manchester. It is presented by former radio agony uncle Jeremy Kyle. The show was born out of the acrimonious departure of Trisha Goddard from ITV at the end of 2004 and first appeared on ITV1 in July 2005, shown in tandem with Jerry Springer's UK show until August that year. Since then it has been the sole occupier of ITV1's weekday 9:25am slot. It is repeated later in the day on ITV2 and is sometimes shown in the early hours of the morning on ITV1.
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[edit] The show
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 - among them his resident psychotherapists Claire Evans (Series 1) and subsequently Graham Stanier. The latter is often referred to by Kyle as either a "genius" or "Mr Magic" for his ability to make even the most intransigent guest see sense.
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. It is worth to note that members of the production team 'brief' the audience prior to entering the studio about the four main topics which will be featured on the program for the recording and additionally, they state that booing and jeering is highly encouraged. 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 your mum, and with special help if needed by The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The show was given a new logo and on screen identity in April 2006.
The show has attracted a cult following, and many of Kyle's fans can recite his catchphrases, such as "Everybody gets a chance to have their say", "There are two sides to every story", "Draw a line in the sand", "Where I come from that makes you a bully and a coward", "Look at me", "Fair play", "I'm not having a go at you" and "Let's bring in the other parts of the equation". He has also been noted to ask, "Do you smoke cannabis?", "I say this almost every day now", "I need to hear more. Please Welcome X on the Jeremy Kyle Show", "I don't want to upset you but...", "People say to me 'you always find good in those teenagers'", "You're LYING Sir/ Madam." and continue with "Paranoia will annoy her".
The Jeremy Kyle Show has often been accused of being right wing or conservative. Reasons for this include its views on the social security benefit system in Britain, its underlying philosophy of natural law, and its slightly biased towards women, arguably its target audience.
[edit] Trivia
The Jeremy Kyle Show suffered a bad launch week on ITV1. The edition on Thursday 7 July was interrupted for rolling coverage of the unfolding London tube bombings. The following day's edition was not broadcast as coverage of the bombings continued. Earlier in the week, it's believed a transmission breakdown disrupted one of the first three shows. [1]
[edit] Kyle's Academy
Kyle's Academy is a new ten part series for ITV1 daytime. A crack team of experts, life coaches and pyschotherapists, headed by Jeremy Kyle will take 5 people and work with them over an intensive fortnight to help them on the road to a happier more fulfilled life. [2]
