The Steve Wilkos Show is a syndicated American tabloid talk show hosted by Steve Wilkos. The series is a spin-off of the long-running Jerry Springer show. The Steve Wilkos Show debuted on September 10, 2007, two months after Wilkos' departure as director of security on Jerry Springer.
The Steve Wilkos show is a spin-off from the 'Steve to the Rescue' segments on Jerry Springer.[1][2][3] Some of the topics he covers include adultery, domestic abuse, paternity, disrespectful children, and teenage pregnancy.
Wilkos has appeared twice on Maury; the first time was in 2008,[8] and the second was when he appeared on the 2,500th episode in 2013.[9]
On November 22, 2013, The Steve Wilkos Show celebrated its 1000th episode, along with Jerry Springer and Rachelle Wilkos as special guests. The 1,000th episode took a look back on the first seven seasons of the show.[10]
The Steve Wilkos Show celebrated its tenth anniversary in September 2016. Steve Wilkos and Rachelle Wilkos, as well as the producers, hosted a series of tributes entitled "A Decade of Steve", looking back on the first nine seasons of the show.
In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the talk show was recorded an in studio audience due to social distancing regulations, while only a certain number of guests were allowed to be at the studio in person and others joined virtually (via video chat). On November 9, 2021, Wilkos announced on social media that his show is finally allowing live audiences to be at the studio again.
Format changes
In the second season, Wilkos began dividing some episodes into two segments, each one dealing with different guests and issues. In rare cases, there can be three segments on one episode. Additionally, paternity tests and infidelity were added as topics to the show. As time went on with the paternity and infidelity stories, Wilkos would often make jokes with guests just to get laughs from himself, his guests and the audience, since paternity and infidelity are not as serious an offense as abuse of any kind.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, executive producer Richard Dominick was forced from the program by Jerry Springer and NBCU Domestic Television after encouraging Wilkos to become extremely physical with a guest. Rachelle Wilkos, Wilkos's wife and a long time Jerry Springer crew member, became the program's executive producer.[11][12] Steve Wilkos admitted to being dissatisfied with the show's first season, saying "All I did was yell at everybody and throw people off the stage. There was no level of emotion -- just hardcore yelling." Upon his wife taking over, she encouraged him to be himself and go with his "gut."[13]
Wilkos' third season premiered September 14, 2009, originating from the Stamford Media Center in Stamford, Connecticut. Production of the show had relocated from Chicago to Stamford earlier that year, complete with a new studio.[14] Fellow NBC-Universal talkers Maury and Jerry Springer made the move, as well.[15]
In May 2022, it was announced that The Steve Wilkos Show had been renewed for a sixteenth season.[16]
Notable episodes
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2019)
Some episodes of the show have led to guests being arrested or convicted of crimes:
In November 2011, Norwich, Connecticut police arrested Burke Bergman after he failed a lie detector test about sexually molesting his son, in the episode "Three Possible Dads, One Possible Molester" aired on September 19, 2011.[17]
Five months following the October 3, 2012 episode "Did You Rape My Daughter?", guest Shaun Whitt was arrested in Flagler County, Florida on charges of raping his then-11-year-old step-daughter beginning in 2010. In September 2014, Whitt was convicted of two counts of sexual battery against a child and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.[18]
The May 6, 2015 episode "Did You Violate Our Trust...and Our Children?"[19] led to the arrest of 22-year-old Dameion McBride in Kansas City, Missouri for sexually abusing three children.[20] McBride was convicted in late 2016 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.[21]
Nearly a week after the May 15, 2017 broadcast of the episode "Horrific Child Abuse Caught on Video",[22] police in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania arrested 21-year-old Jessica Lynn Samick on two charges including felony endangering the welfare of a child. She is suspected of beating and burning a one-year-old boy whom she was babysitting.[23][24]
On October 25, 2019 two days after the episode "He Was Brutally Beating Your Three-Year-Old: Why Didn't You Stop it?" was taped, guest Samantha Delcamp was arrested for her part in the beating death of her daughter Arabella Parker. Her ex-boyfriend Jahrid Burgess severely beat Arabella while Delcamp did nothing to protect her. Burgess was sentenced to 24 to 50 years while Delcamp was sentenced to 12 to 25 years.
Ratings
The show's first season had the highest rated premiere of fall 2007, with a Nielsen rating of 1.1.[25] From 2007 to 2014, the show had the highest ratings growth out of any syndicated talk show, especially among households and women aged 25 to 54.[26] In November 2014, the show had a Nielsen rating of 1.5,[27] with an estimated 1.8 million daily viewers.[28] As of March 2020, the show averaged a 1.0 Nielsen rating, with 1.4 million daily viewers according to NBCU.[29]
^. Mediaweek. January 14, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007.
^"'Maury,' Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos talk shows renewed through 2016". The Stamford Times. July 15, 2012.
^Berman, Marc (September 3, 2007). . Mediaweek. Archived from the original on September 14, 2007.
^"Scientific Validity of Polygraph Testing: A Research Review and Evaluation". Washington, DC: U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. 1983. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
^"Monitor on Psychology – The polygraph in doubt". American Psychological Association. July 2004. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
^Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education (BCSSE) and Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) (2003). The Polygraph and Lie Detection. National Research Council. doi:10.17226/10420. ISBN978-0-309-26392-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (Chapter 8: Conclusions and Recommendations, p. 212)
^"Daniel Ribacoff - Steve Wilkos". February 2, 2021.
^Babbitt, Kasey (July 15, 2015). "Kansas City metro man charged with child molestation after appearing on daytime talk show". Fox4KC.com. WDAF. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^Kaplan, Don (February 19, 2017). "Steve Wilkos helps bust perv, failed TV lie detector test launches police investigation". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^Metrick, Becky (May 24, 2017). "Update: Charges filed in Waynesboro child abuse case featured on Steve Wilkos Show". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, PA. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^Metrick, Becky (April 19, 2018). "Family's plea stops agreement in child abuse case featured on Steve Wilkos Show". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, PA. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^Albiniak, Paige (September 11, 2007). "Syndication Ratings: The Steve Wilkos Show Leads Pack". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved February 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Ratings – "The Steve Wilkos Show" Posts Strong November Sweeps Ratings | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^Walsten, Jessika (December 10, 2014). "The Steve Wilkos Show Posts Strong November Sweeps Ratings". Broadcasting Cable. Retrieved February 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"'Maury,' 'Jerry Springer Show,' 'Steve Wilkos' Get Two-Season Renewals". The Hollywood Reporter. October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Steve Wilkos Show is a syndicated American tabloid talk show hosted by Steve Wilkos The series is a spin off of the long running Jerry Springer show The Steve Wilkos Show debuted on September 10 2007 two months after Wilkos departure as director of security on Jerry Springer The Steve Wilkos ShowGenreTabloid talk showCreated bySteve WilkosPresented bySteve WilkosCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons16No of episodes2 200 ProductionExecutive producersRachelle WilkosSteve WilkosJerry SpringerCamera setupMultipleRunning time42 minutesProduction companyStamford Media Center ProductionsDistributorNBCUniversal Syndication StudiosReleaseOriginal networkSyndicationPicture format1080i 16 9 HDTV Audio formatStereoOriginal releaseSeptember 10 2007 2007 09 10 presentChronologyRelatedJerry Springer Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 Format changes 4 Notable episodes 5 Ratings 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksDescription EditThe Steve Wilkos show is a spin off from the Steve to the Rescue segments on Jerry Springer 1 2 3 Some of the topics he covers include adultery domestic abuse paternity disrespectful children and teenage pregnancy Polygraph exams are commonly used on the show as a means of resolving issues despite inconclusive evidence on their effectiveness accuracy 4 5 6 Daniel Ribacoff a polygraph expert is commonly featured on the show to explicate polygraph results 7 History EditWilkos has appeared twice on Maury the first time was in 2008 8 and the second was when he appeared on the 2 500th episode in 2013 9 On November 22 2013 The Steve Wilkos Show celebrated its 1000th episode along with Jerry Springer and Rachelle Wilkos as special guests The 1 000th episode took a look back on the first seven seasons of the show 10 The Steve Wilkos Show celebrated its tenth anniversary in September 2016 Steve Wilkos and Rachelle Wilkos as well as the producers hosted a series of tributes entitled A Decade of Steve looking back on the first nine seasons of the show In 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic the talk show was recorded an in studio audience due to social distancing regulations while only a certain number of guests were allowed to be at the studio in person and others joined virtually via video chat On November 9 2021 Wilkos announced on social media that his show is finally allowing live audiences to be at the studio again Format changes EditIn the second season Wilkos began dividing some episodes into two segments each one dealing with different guests and issues In rare cases there can be three segments on one episode Additionally paternity tests and infidelity were added as topics to the show As time went on with the paternity and infidelity stories Wilkos would often make jokes with guests just to get laughs from himself his guests and the audience since paternity and infidelity are not as serious an offense as abuse of any kind According to the Chicago Sun Times executive producer Richard Dominick was forced from the program by Jerry Springer and NBCU Domestic Television after encouraging Wilkos to become extremely physical with a guest Rachelle Wilkos Wilkos s wife and a long time Jerry Springer crew member became the program s executive producer 11 12 Steve Wilkos admitted to being dissatisfied with the show s first season saying All I did was yell at everybody and throw people off the stage There was no level of emotion just hardcore yelling Upon his wife taking over she encouraged him to be himself and go with his gut 13 Wilkos third season premiered September 14 2009 originating from the Stamford Media Center in Stamford Connecticut Production of the show had relocated from Chicago to Stamford earlier that year complete with a new studio 14 Fellow NBC Universal talkers Maury and Jerry Springer made the move as well 15 In May 2022 it was announced that The Steve Wilkos Show had been renewed for a sixteenth season 16 Notable episodes EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items January 2019 Some episodes of the show have led to guests being arrested or convicted of crimes In November 2011 Norwich Connecticut police arrested Burke Bergman after he failed a lie detector test about sexually molesting his son in the episode Three Possible Dads One Possible Molester aired on September 19 2011 17 Five months following the October 3 2012 episode Did You Rape My Daughter guest Shaun Whitt was arrested in Flagler County Florida on charges of raping his then 11 year old step daughter beginning in 2010 In September 2014 Whitt was convicted of two counts of sexual battery against a child and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years 18 The May 6 2015 episode Did You Violate Our Trust and Our Children 19 led to the arrest of 22 year old Dameion McBride in Kansas City Missouri for sexually abusing three children 20 McBride was convicted in late 2016 and sentenced to 10 years in prison 21 Nearly a week after the May 15 2017 broadcast of the episode Horrific Child Abuse Caught on Video 22 police in Waynesboro Pennsylvania arrested 21 year old Jessica Lynn Samick on two charges including felony endangering the welfare of a child She is suspected of beating and burning a one year old boy whom she was babysitting 23 24 On October 25 2019 two days after the episode He Was Brutally Beating Your Three Year Old Why Didn t You Stop it was taped guest Samantha Delcamp was arrested for her part in the beating death of her daughter Arabella Parker Her ex boyfriend Jahrid Burgess severely beat Arabella while Delcamp did nothing to protect her Burgess was sentenced to 24 to 50 years while Delcamp was sentenced to 12 to 25 years Ratings EditThe show s first season had the highest rated premiere of fall 2007 with a Nielsen rating of 1 1 25 From 2007 to 2014 the show had the highest ratings growth out of any syndicated talk show especially among households and women aged 25 to 54 26 In November 2014 the show had a Nielsen rating of 1 5 27 with an estimated 1 8 million daily viewers 28 As of March 2020 the show averaged a 1 0 Nielsen rating with 1 4 million daily viewers according to NBCU 29 See also Edit Television portalKenny Easterday Jerry Springer The Opera The Jeremy Kyle Show UK version The Jeremy Kyle Show U S TV series Face to FaceReferences Edit NBCU to Launch The Steve Wilkos Show Announces Clearances Mediaweek January 14 2007 Archived from the original on February 18 2007 Maury Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos talk shows renewed through 2016 The Stamford Times July 15 2012 Berman Marc September 3 2007 Mr Television Talking Tough Mediaweek Archived from the original on September 14 2007 Scientific Validity of Polygraph Testing A Research Review and Evaluation Washington DC U S Congress Office of Technology Assessment 1983 Retrieved February 29 2008 Monitor on Psychology The polygraph in doubt American Psychological Association July 2004 Retrieved February 29 2008 Board on Behavioral Cognitive and Sensory Sciences and Education BCSSE and Committee on National Statistics CNSTAT 2003 The Polygraph and Lie Detection National Research Council doi 10 17226 10420 ISBN 978 0 309 26392 4 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Chapter 8 Conclusions and Recommendations p 212 Daniel Ribacoff Steve Wilkos February 2 2021 Video on YouTube Steve Wilkos TVGuide com Andrea Morabito November 22 2013 Ex Marine Steve Wilkos battles his way to 1 000 episodes New York Post Retrieved September 18 2016 Feder Robert September 11 2008 Choked up Ex Springer producer says he gave everything I had inside me Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on September 11 2008 Feder Robert September 3 2008 Fall from Springer Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on September 6 2008 Retrieved August 27 2018 Skladany Joey February 12 2015 Steve Wilkos Gets in Touch with His Softer Side Zimbio Andrea Morabito November 22 2013 Ex Marine Steve Wilkos battles his way to 1 000 episodes New York Post Retrieved February 26 2021 The new studio Steve Wilkos Archived from the original on September 26 2009 Petski Denise May 5 2022 The Steve Wilkos Show Renewed For Season 16 In National Syndication Deadline Hollywood Smith Greg November 2 2011 Taftville man arrested after TV appearance The Bulletin Norwich CT Retrieved January 8 2019 Holt Tony September 19 2014 Flagler child rapist was confronted on Steve Wilkos talk show Daytona Beach News Journal Retrieved January 8 2019 The Steve Wilkos Show TVGuide com Babbitt Kasey July 15 2015 Kansas City metro man charged with child molestation after appearing on daytime talk show Fox4KC com WDAF Retrieved January 8 2019 Kaplan Don February 19 2017 Steve Wilkos helps bust perv failed TV lie detector test launches police investigation New York Daily News Retrieved January 8 2019 The Steve Wilkos Show TVGuide com Metrick Becky May 24 2017 Update Charges filed in Waynesboro child abuse case featured on Steve Wilkos Show Public Opinion Chambersburg PA Retrieved January 8 2019 Metrick Becky April 19 2018 Family s plea stops agreement in child abuse case featured on Steve Wilkos Show Public Opinion Chambersburg PA Retrieved January 8 2019 Albiniak Paige September 11 2007 Syndication Ratings The Steve Wilkos Show Leads Pack Broadcasting Cable Retrieved February 26 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Ratings The Steve Wilkos Show Posts Strong November Sweeps Ratings TheFutonCritic com www thefutoncritic com Retrieved February 26 2021 Walsten Jessika December 10 2014 The Steve Wilkos Show Posts Strong November Sweeps Ratings Broadcasting Cable Retrieved February 26 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Maury Jerry Springer Show Steve Wilkos Get Two Season Renewals The Hollywood Reporter October 6 2014 Retrieved February 26 2021 Albiniak Paige March 5 2020 Steve Wilkos Joins Maury With Two Season Renewal Broadcasting Cable Retrieved February 26 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditOfficial website The Steve Wilkos Show at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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