Springer Renewed For Two More Seasons

Jerry! Jerry! Jerry Springer won't be returning to politics soon, after his new-found publicity on "America's Got Talent" and "Dancing With The Stars."

NBC Universal has renewed the daytime "Jerry Springer" show through September 2010, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ic7afa8afcc16ac33ab7f7f35583bd3dd

The former Cincinnati mayor and host of NBC's summer "America’s Got Talent" show (8 p.m. Tuesdays, Channels 5, 2), told me back in 2003 that he would not re-enter politics until he had ceased production of his outrageous daytime show.... the show TV Guide has called "the worst show in the history of television."

Springer flirted with running for a statewide Ohio office in 2002-03. He will be 66 by fall of 2010, after his 19th season on daytime TV. The show started at WLWT-TV (Channel 5) in September 1991, while Springer was main news co-anchor. It moved to NBC's Chicago studios in fall 1992, and became the chair-throwing sensational show that we know today.

"Springer" (9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays, Channel 64) has been purchased through the 2009-20110 by Sinclair Broadcast Group stations in Cincinnati, Columbus and Pittsburgh, the trade magazine reported. Sinclair also has renewed Maury Povich’s "Maury" (8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, Channel 64) through 2010.

Does anyone still watch the daytime "Springer" show? And would you rather have his circus on daytime TV than make a circus out of Ohio politics? I guess Ohio Democrats did OK without him in the statewide elections last November....