Building a show around outrage became a "trap" for producers, who "had to keep outdoing themselves" to draw in viewers, the director of "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" told Yahoo Entertainment.

Luke Sewell spoke about the complex legacy of the notorious talk show, which both coarsened American culture and affirmed the values of free speech.

A former producer for the Jerry Springer Show, Toby Yoshimura, spoke candidly about turning to drugs and alcohol in order to cope with the demands of the show

Fights, Camera, Action, out Jan. 7 on Netflix, former producers reveal what went into creating the show and how they primed guests for those fights. Springer died in 2023, and none of them have a bad word to say about him.