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