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Netflix unveils 'the worst TV show of all time' in new jaw-dropping documentary

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Updated 15:03 20 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 14:33 31 Dec 2024 GMT

Netflix unveils 'the worst TV show of all time' in new jaw-dropping documentary

New Year, new Netflix documentary

Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard Kaonga

Fans won’t have to wait long to get stuck into Netflix’s latest documentary as it takes a deep dive into one of America’s most controversial shows.

Netflix does churn out a lot of duds but one thing they have been delivering on for years are their documentaries.

The streaming giant is hoping to add another classic to its long list of certified documentary hits with its latest one that is due to drop on January 7, 2025.

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The doc is set to focus on one of the most controversial and popular shows that was on TV in the 90s and 00s.

The Jerry Springer Show. The show was littered with controversy as a daytime talk show and a recent trailer for the doc, titled Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action has already got people hot with anticipation.

Its presenter, Jerry Springer died back in 2023 from pancreatic cancer, but was well aware of the show's critics and the many issues it ran into both on and off screen.

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In the trailer for the documentary, Springer can be heard saying: “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize for everything I’ve ever done, I have ruined the culture.”

Following the shows success, Springer admitted his TV show had been a ‘circus’ and ‘nuts’ but he also defended its more extreme content. And when we say ‘extreme’ we are talking serious domestic issues, incest, infidelity, and any relationship issue you can imagine.

Jerry Springer was well aware of the controversy his show received(Getty Images)
Jerry Springer was well aware of the controversy his show received(Getty Images)

The show premiered in 1991 and was cancelled in 2018 but during its run the show faced criticism from just about everyone and was dubbed ‘the worst TV show of all time’ by TV Guide magazine in 2002.

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However, it still remained immensely popular and was one of the few shows to challenge Oprah Winfrey’s dominance over daytime TV.

People on social media are more than a little bit excited to find out what the documentary reveals about what happened behind the scenes.

The documentary is released on January 7 2025 (Netflix)
The documentary is released on January 7 2025 (Netflix)

One user wrote: “Ohhh I cannot wait for this. The king of drama television finally gets a documentary about his life. I hope they got his approval before he passed away. Rip Jerry Springer."

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Another said: “I will always remember the title of one show “Hillbilly Love Triangles”. I was obviously hooked for that hour of madness.”

A third wrote: “I don’t care what anybody says most of us. Watched this daily drama. Of a show every day and it was great while it lasted.Even though you knew it was mostly fake it was fun and entertaining.”

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Film and TV, Netflix, The Jerry Springer Show

Gerrard Kaonga
Gerrard Kaonga

Gerrard is a Journalist at UNILAD and has dived headfirst into covering everything from breaking global stories to trending entertainment news. He has a bachelors in English Literature from Brunel University and has written across a number of different national and international publications. Most notably the Financial Times, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Newsweek.

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