After more than 20 years, the American TV therapist Dr. Phil is putting his daily counseling in the TV box. The current season of the television show “Dr Phil” will be the last writes Deadline.
For more than two decades, he has been the host of one of the most popular American daily television shows where he has tackled people’s problems.
“I’ve been blessed with more than 25 years in daily television. With this show, we’ve helped thousands of guests and millions of viewers through everything from addiction to marriage to mental health and parenting. It’s been an incredible chapter in my life and career “, says Dr. Phil in a statement where he also tells us that he now wants to do other things.
Over the years, Phil McGraw, as his real name is, has also received criticism for his advice and methods. In 2008, for example, he was accused by other psychologists of “inappropriate behavior” after visiting Britney Spears in the hospital without warning her. The TV show he planned to make about the singer was cancelled.
However, the decision to close the daily television show does not mean that he will disappear from the television screen. Now, instead, he wants to record a new program to be broadcast in prime time, starting in 2024, writes Deadline. Phil McGraw says he is deeply concerned about the state of “the American family.”
“I have to engage with a wider audience because I am deeply concerned about the American family,” he says, adding that he is determined to help restore what he calls “our core values.”
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