TV & Film
Jeremy Kyle to return to TV almost three years after show was axed
His show has been described as ‘a new voice for viewers who are interested in straight talking opinions and expert insights on current affairs’
Jeremy Kyle will soon be making his on-screen comeback almost three years after his original show was axed.
The Jeremy Kyle Show was first broadcast in 2005 and enjoyed a seventeen-season run until it was pulled from the air in 2019 following the death of a contestant.
Steve Dymond was found dead from a suspected morphine overdose just days after appearing on the show, where he allegedly ‘failed’ one of the infamous lie detector tests.
Ever since Dymond’s death, Jeremy Kyle has stayed under the radar and out of the spotlight only until very recently, with him now presenting one of the slots for TalkRadio.
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But now, Kyle is preparing to make his on-screen comeback, with the fifty-six-year-old being confirmed as one of the presenters for Rupert Murdoch’s new TV show TalkTV.
Kyle will be broadcast on the television network – which will be available on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview and Freesat – alongside fellow TalkRadio colleagues Julia Hartley-Brewer, Mike Graham and Ian Collins.
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The TV channel will also host Piers Morgan’s new talk show Piers Morgan Uncensored, which will air on weeknights.
A spokesperson for the new TV channel said in a statement: “TalkTV’s primetime schedule will also be simulcast on TalkRadio, and TalkRadio’s roster of daytime talent, including Julia Hartley-Brewer, Mike Graham, Ian Collins and Jeremy Kyle, will be broadcast on talkTV.
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“TalkRadio has seen fast growth in recent years across all platforms and has been broadcasting successfully on talkRadio TV since last year.”
Scott Taunton, President of Broadcasting at News UK, added: ‘TalkTV will be a new voice for viewers who are interested in straight talking opinions and expert insight on news and current affairs.
“The channel has been designed for the streaming age and will be accessible on linear TV as well as via social and on demand programming.”
This comes just after a controversial Channel 4 documentary detailed the downfall of The Jeremy Kyle Show and the various allegations of bullying and harassment that came with it.