On May 10th, 2019, the final episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show aired. It was cancelled five days later, with all content wiped from streaming and catch-up services. But cross its 14 year run over one million people tuned in every day to watch its host, Jeremy Kyle, act as judge, jury and executioner over people’s personal traumas and crises. It was a circus of misery, and the public lapped it up. But what was going on behind the scenes? How did this show avoid cancellation for so many years? And, who should be held responsible?

This is episode was written by Michael Chakravarty

This is a Broccoli Production

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