Dr. Phil to End Daytime Talk Show After 21 Seasons
Dr. Phil McGraw is ending his eponymous daytime talk show after more than two decades to focus on other projects. Dr. Phil will cease airing new episodes once the 2022-2023 season is over.
“I have been blessed with over 25 wonderful years in daytime television,” McGraw said in a statement. “With this show, we have helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction and marriage to mental wellness and raising children. This has been an incredible chapter of my life and career, but while I’m moving on from daytime, there is so much more I wish to do.”
Following his exit from daytime TV, McGraw will focus on primetime programming through a new partnership that CBS Media Ventures said will allow him to “increase his impact on television and viewers.” McGraw added, “I am compelled to engage with a broader audience because I have grave concerns for the American family, and I am determined to help restore a clarity of purpose as well as our core values.”
McGraw rose to prominence on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the late 1990s after regularly appearing as an expert. He launched Dr. Phil with Winfrey in 2002 under the guise of using his experience as a clinical and forensic psychologist to cover topics like weight loss, grief, dysfunctional families, marriage counseling, and rebellious teenagers.
With other syndicated talk shows like Ellen, Dr. Oz, and The Wendy Williams Show recently having gone off air, it’s the end of an era for daytime television.