Ratings. Plus the Jerry Springer today is nothing like it after they changed the format. They use to throw real punches and legit fighting. My mom went to his show in the mid 90s.
1. Ratings
2. Jerry Springer started as an elected official but his political career ended because he wrote a prostitute a check. () It makes him less legitimate to the public on giving life advice.
Because no one wanted to watch those boring topics. Plus, he was competing against Oprah for a similar audience. Ricki Lake and Jenny Jones were both doing edgier topics, so he had to go the extra mile - create ridiculous topics and find the weirdest people to do them. He had a ratings hit and longevity!
my mom watches that show and sometimes I'll hear bits of it. From what I hear its like a mix of maury/springer.
) It makes him less legitimate to the public on giving life advice.