NETFLIX has revealed plans to revisit controversial chat show Jerry Springer in a new documentary. The Jerry Springer Show, which began in the nineties and ran for 27 years, sparked non-stop controversy and drama as contestants fought with each other - with things often getting violent. 4 Netflix has revealed plans for a documentary on the controversial show, The Jerry Springer Show Credit: Getty 4 Fights often used to break out on the programme Credit: The Jerry Springer Show 4 The show didn't shy away from controversial topics Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Now, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action will explore the inner workings and origins of The Jerry Springer Show.
It was hosted by the late Jerry Springer, an ex-news anchor and former Mayor of Cincinnati, who invited controversial guests on to his shows and didn't mince his words. The show was shown in America but became a hit sensation across the pond in the nineties as it pulled in millions of viewers for ITV, and That's TV. It tackled controversial topics such as incest, adultery, beastality as well as sensitive topics including racism.
Read more on Jerry Springer LEGEND LOST How Jerry Springer became TV's most outrageous host & joked 'I'll burn in Hell' Love trysts, paternity tests and cheating spouses were its staple ingredients and every episode found new shocking dramas. The guests and audience members got so heated that often fights would break out. Some critics dismissed it as "trash tv", and TV G.