The Jerry Springer show is set to return to UK televisions as a tribute to the late icon.
That’s TV has announced that it will begin to broadcast episodes of the show from Monday 5 June at 10am
The move comes after the American talk show host sadly passed in April this year, aged 79.
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Springer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just a few months before his death.
That’s TV have secured the rights to broadcast iconic episodes from his show’s 24th season in an effort to keep his memory alive.
Episodes such as I Slept With Your Twin And Your Mom and Cousin, Will You Be My Girlfriend? will be available to watch from next week.
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Head of Programming at That’s TV Kris Vaiksalu spoke on the broadcaster’s brand new deal.
Kris said: “Jerry Springer was a TV icon and a trailblazer for reality TV, showcasing real people and their lives. Jerry was widely applauded as a host because he was non-judgemental and good humoured.”
“Throughout his life, Jerry spoke out for the marginalised and unrepresented. He once joked that he would end up in hell. However, speaking as someone who studied theology, I see Springer as a modern day prophet, with his famous Final Thought monologues promoting kindness and understanding.”
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Vaiksalu added that That’s TV “seeks to broadcast era-defining TV shows” and branded “nothing more iconic than The Jerry Springer Show”.
For over three decades, the show was “a mainstay of popular culture” and Jerry “will be remembered as a British-born superstar who redefined television”.
That’s TV are “proud to be able to pay tribute to such a remarkable personality” by broadcasting episodes from his wacky, wild and downright weird reality TV show.
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The Brit-born host was welcomed into the world in a London Underground station during World War Two and at aged five, Jerry and his family moved to New York.
He had an interest in journalism and broadcasting before he made his way into the TV industry and began the career we know and love him for today.
Springer had previously worked as a campaign adviser to Robert F. Kennedy and even a stint as Mayor of Cincinnati.
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