‘Jerry Springer Show’ Documentary Coming to Netflix With ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Revelations About TV’s Trashiest Talk Show
by Ethan Shanfeld · VarietyA two-part documentary series about “The Jerry Springer Show” is coming to Netflix.
Debuting on the streamer on Jan. 7, 2025, “Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” will explore how the long-running tabloid talk show became one of the most outrageous television hits of the 1990s.
Per Netflix, the “jaw-dropping” doc will feature “first-hand testimony and revelations from show insiders,” as well as interviews with producers and former guests who help uncover “a murkier picture” of “The Jerry Springer Show” and “the destruction it caused.”
“Fights, Camera, Action” promises to raise “renewed questions about who was responsible, and how far things should go in the name of entertainment.”
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“The Jerry Springer Show” ran for 27 seasons, from 1991 to 2018, and became popular due to its trashy, unfiltered approach to controversial topics such as incest, racism and adultery. The guests were characteristically rowdy, often breaking out into fist fights and screaming matches, broken up by security guards. It also became a trend for women in the audience to flash their breasts in exchange for “Jerry Beads,” Mardi Gras-style necklaces with the show’s logo.
The series was loathed by critics, with TV Guide deeming it the worst TV show of all time in 2002. That didn’t faze Springer, who began introducing the program as the “worst TV show of all time” at the beginning of each episode.
“Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” hails from Minnow Films and director Luke Sewell. Executive producers include Sophie Jones, Alicia Kerr and Sophie Leonard. Catherine Murnane is the producer.