The Jeremy Kyle Show will not be being replaced after Steve Dymonds death
Jeremy Kyle is not being replaced with a similar show (Picture: ITV) The Jeremy Kyle Show is not re..
The Jeremy Kyle Show is not returning and wont be replaced with a similar format, ITV bosses have pledged.
Julian Bellamy, ITV Studios managing director, has said that despite ads being posted online asking for cheating couples to come forward for a new TV show, the format for Jeremy Kyle has been shelved for the foreseeable future.
However, he is not ruling out further work with Jeremy Kyle himself.
He made the announcement at the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committees inquiry meeting on Tuesday, which was set up to focus on reality TV after a Jeremy Kyle guest, Steve Dymond, died by suicide following his appearance.
During his chat with the MPs responsible for the committee, Bellamy said: There are no plans to bring The Jeremy Kyle Show back. We will not be bringing back a show that looks or feels like The Jeremy Kyle Show.
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The network has been very transparent though. We have worked with Jeremy Kyle on a number of shows in the past and we would be looking to work with him in the future, he continued.
There would not be another conflict resolution show though.
Among the committees findings so far, the show has been slammed for its irresponsible use of lie detector tests, which have proven to be inaccurate.
The use of these tests are said to have been a vital component of Dymonds appearance on the show, with him breaking down after failing a lie detector testing whether hed cheated on his fiancee.
Jeremy himself has refused the request to appear in front of the committee to discuss his series.
It has been rumoured that two new projects with ITV and Kyle are in the works, including a reboot of a previous format of his show.
Kyle has kept a low profile since the death of Portsmouth native Dymond, who was