UPDATED with response from Dr. Phil spokesperson: Three separate guests of the syndicated Dr. Phil talk show say the show enabled their use of drugs and alcohol before and during taping of segments about their addictions. The guests and their families went on the record in a report published jointly today by the…

Not quite a year after taking lots of heat for the disturbing display of a clearly ill Shelley Duvall for a Dr. Phil November sweep broadcast, Phil McGraw stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to plug his show’s season debut, which will feature a “really interesting interview with Sinead O’Connor.” Nearly a month earlier…

Saturday Night Live‘s Leslie Jones took full advantage of last night’s Tonight show appearance by doing in person what thousands of meme imitators could only manage on video: Asking Dr. Phil “howbow dah”? Jimmy Fallon’s viral-savvy Tonight audience clearly needed no backgrounding about the infamous 13-year-old Dr. Phil…

Remember when the Oscars audience gave Stacey Dash the silent treatment, after she shimmered onstage to thank the Academy for naming her its "minority outreach director" in the thick of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy? No? Well, how about the Lesbian Death Syndrome that seemed to infect TV drama writers? Still drawing…

Dr. Phil took a lot of grief about his interview with Shelley Duvall last week, with many accusing him of exploiting the troubled star. But because of the show, The Actors Fund is now reaching out to try and help with financial aid and any other assistance she may need. The organization’s strict confidentiality rules…

If you were among those hoping that the appalling public display of a clearly ill Shelley Duvall today for a Dr. Phil November sweep broadcast would at least have ended in his getting her into the treatment facility where, he claimed, the best specialists would treat her physical and mental illnesses, you were…

Making a Murderer‘s Steven Avery and his  brand-new fiancée Lynn Hartman will speak out on syndicated talk show Dr. Phil (hosted by Dr. Phillip McGraw) in episodes airing Monday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4. Avery, profiled in Netflix’s Making A Murderer documentary, was convicted in 2007 for the murder of…

CBS is adding two procedurals to its drama pilot slate, giving orders to MacGyver, a reimagining of the 1985 series from Saw and Furious 7 director James Wan; and Bull, a trial consultant drama based on Dr. Phil McGraw’s early career, from the popular daytime talk show host, Homicide creator Paul Attanasio and Amblin…

With newer syndicated daytime shows struggling to stick, studios are moving in to lock the talent of the strongest, long-running performers for years to come. On the heels of CBS TV Distribution earlier this year extending the contract of Judy Sheindlin, star of TV’s top-rated syndicated show Judge Judy, through 2020…

Michael King, who with his brother Roger was behind the syndication of the mega-successful Oprah, Dr. Phil and Rachael Ray shows, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 66. King had been in intensive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and was taken off life support after being admitted with pneumonia…

Dr. Phil‘s hour-long interview Wednesday with V. Stiviano — the 31-year-old woman who detonated Donald Sterling’s war with the NBA over ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers —  sent ratings skyrocketing for the syndicated talk show. Overnight household ratings for Wednesday’s episode jumped 73% from its average…

Jay McGraw and Dr. Phil McGraw are executive producers on The Marriage Test, a 90-minute special that explores the troubled relationships of four couples who agree to live together under one roof for seven days of in-depth counseling to try to save their marriages. A&E Network will premiere the special1 at 10 PM…