Maury Povich retiring after 31 seasons
It's the end of an era for this popular American daytime talk show. Viewers will be left scrambling to get their paternity tests in ASAP, because Maury won't help them find out whether they're the father beyond this September.
Maury is the latest major daytime talk show in the US to announce it's ceasing production in 2022. Host Maury Povich is ending his run and retiring after 24 seasons of hosting Maury for NBCUniversal and seven seasons before that at Paramount Domestic Television, where it was titled The Maury Povich Show.
The show was known for chronicling relationship drama, including its famed 'You Are (or Are Not) the Father!' paternity test reveals.
Povich's exit comes as NBCU also ends another first-run series, Judge Jerry, hosted by Jerry Springer, after three seasons. Daytime talk is being remade as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Nick Cannon and The Wendy Williams Show all say farewell.
"Maury and I decided two years ago that this season would be the farewell season for the show, and while his retirement is bittersweet, we are so happy for him to be able to spend more time on the golf course," said Tracie Wilson, executive VP, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios.
"Maury is a television icon, a pop culture legend and we couldn't be more proud to have been a part of his incredible career."
According to NBCU, Povich is now the longest-running daytime talk show host in the history of American broadcast television, clocking in at those 31 seasons.
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