Posts with tag Dr. Phil McGraw
Posted Apr 9th 2008 12:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Daytime, Talk Show, Reality-Free
Please file this item under the "Duh" file: Dr. Mehmet Oz, Oprah's favorite medical expert, is getting a spin-off talk show. Harpo Productions, Oprah's company,
is developing a Dr. Oz talk show to commence fall of 2009.
According to insiders, the Harpo team had meetings with distributor in Chicago last month. A medical talker with Doc Oz, which I bet will be called
Ask Dr. Oz -- the name of his successful segments on Oprah's show -- would follow in the footsteps of Dr. Phil. Remember, Dr. Phil McGraw began his life as a talker by appearing on
Oprah in infrequent hours that were a de facto pilot for his own talk show.
Dr. Phil then launched in 2002, as a Harpo production, and has been a big time hit. He's even challenged
Oprah in some markets.
Continue reading Oprah developing new show for Dr. Oz
Posted Jan 6th 2008 9:38AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Talk Show
It looks like television's Dr. Phil is making the fate of the Spears family his personal crusade. Last month he was letting reporters know that Lynne Spears, mother to Britney and the 16-year-old, newly pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears, was a great mother and doing all she could during this time of woe for the family. On Saturday he upped the ante by visiting Britney at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Spears was admitted after a three-hour standoff with her ex-husband concerning custody of their children.
Dr. Phil visited Britney just as she was packing to leave the hospital and spoke with her for about an hour. In an exclusive statement to Entertainment Tonight he said that the meeting left him convinced "more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention." He added that he was very concerned for her. It's being reported that Phil will be recording an episode of his syndicated show this week that will focus on Britney and what he thinks needs to be done to put her back on the right track.
Continue reading Dr. Phil visits Britney. World breathes sigh of relief.
Posted Dec 8th 2006 1:38PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Syndicated, Talk Show, Cancellations
I'm starting to wonder if Danny Bonaduce's biggest addiction isn't to drugs or alcohol or even anger, but to television. More specifically, I'm wondering if Danny just can't live his life unless there's a camera there to record it. I mean, think about it: he's been on just about every D-lister-studded reality show ever made. And he's laid his and his family's deepest problems bare on his VH1 show
Breaking Bonaduce. So now, if that weren't enough, he's decided that he needs Dr. Phil to berate him for a half-hour.
Danny and his wife Gretchen will be on
Dr. Phil today as part of The Bald One's examination of
"Out-of-Control Husbands." The funny thing is, right now Bonaduce is sober and, according to Gretchen, is becoming a model citizen. But she doesn't know how long this will last. So I guess it's up to Dr. Phil to yell some sense into both of them. Here's the thing, though: most people take Phil's orders and just sit there and sob. But we know Danny's a feisty one. Don't know why they think Dr. Phil will solve their problems, but at least it'll be fun to watch.
The Cheers episode Ken Levine's still writing in his head
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