Daytime television is going to look a lot different next season because several shows were cancelled or they lost their hosts. Ellen DeGeneres was the first to leave her show. Then Dr. Oz announced that he is running for office, so they gave his daughter his show. Her show will not be back in the fall. Neither will Nick Cannon’s nor Jerry Springer’s Judge Jerry. And then there is Wendy Williams, who thought if she took the season off, her timeslot would still be available. It is not, so they gave it to Sherri Shepherd.
Finally, the hardest ax has fallen. Maury Povich’s show will not be back for a 31st season, according to Broadcast & Cable. How will women find out who is the father of their children? They won’t—the injustice.
So hopefully, someone will pick him up for another year because next year’s new shows are not going to be well-received. Who is hosting them? They will be hosted by Jennifer Hudson and Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown. I could be wrong, but are you going to watch?
Maybe I am old school, but I would rather watch Jerry and Maury.
UPDATE: It was Maury’s decision to retire at the age of 83. Can you believe that he is that old?
“Six years ago when I was ready to retire, my the NBCUniversal family asked me to continue the show,” he said in a statement that was giving to Deadline. “Even though I told them I was ready for assisted living, out of loyalty to NBCUniversal and my more than 100 staff and crew members, Tracie Wilson and I agreed to one more deal. I’m so proud of my relationship with NBCUniversal and all those who worked on the Maury show but as I occasionally tell my guests on Maury, ‘Enough, already!’”
We will miss him, but he has earned the right to retire after making so many baby mamas happy and their ex-lovers unhappy.
