But these outrageous stories ... aged 32 Jerry Springer wasn't always a cultural success, first airing in 1991 the show faced dismal ratings and the threat of cancellation just three years in.

The Jerry Springer Show, which ran for a whopping 27 seasons from 1991 to 2018, was a ratings behemoth ... Let's make it wild, let's make it sexy,' because that's what I was known for." ...

But the ratings were poor. Executive producer Richard Dominick was hired to breathe new life into the program in 1984. With Dominick at the helm, “Jerry Springer” became the most outrageous ...

After seven years of being on air, "The Jerry Springer Show" rose in ratings in 1998 and took down daytime juggernaut Oprah Winfrey, becoming the first talk show in more than a decade to beat the ...