According to the Daily Mail, the daytime talk show “Maury” is coming to an end after 30 seasons following the retirement of host and executive producer Maury Povich.
According to Tracie Wilson, executive vice president of NBCUniversal Syndication Studios in a statement,
‘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.
‘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.’
Also, Maury Povich in a statement said:
‘Six years ago when I was ready to retire, my the NBCUniversal family asked me to continue the show. Even though I told them I was ready for assisted living, out of loyalty to NBCUniversal and my more than 100 staff and crew members … I agreed to one more deal.’
‘I’m so proud of my relationship with NBCUniversal and all those who worked on the Maury show but as I occasionally tell my guests on Maury, “Enough, already!”‘
More on how the Maury show:
The syndicated show, which Povich began hosting in 1991, is slated to conclude producing original episodes to air through this fall, Broadcasting + Cable was first to report Saturday.
New episodes of the talk show, known for its paternity reveals, will remain on the air through September. Reruns of the show will remain airing in syndication, in an arrangement similar to that of The Jerry Springer Show, according to the outlet. Original episodes of Springer’s show ended in 2018 and have continued to air in the seasons since.
Maury first started airing as The Maury Povich Show in 1991 when it was produced by Paramount Domestic Television.
The name of the show was later condensed to Maury in 1998, when Studio USA (which NBCUniversal later bought) began producing the show.
The popular series reached its 3,000th episode in May of 2016, according to TV Line.
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