{"id":43901,"date":"2022-08-13T03:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T03:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dr-phil-lays-off-25-staffers-as-the-show-returns-for-season-21\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T03:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T03:46:41","slug":"dr-phil-lays-off-25-staffers-as-the-show-returns-for-season-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dr-phil-lays-off-25-staffers-as-the-show-returns-for-season-21\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Dr.  Phil&#8217; Lays Off 25 Staffers As the Show Returns For Season 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u201cDr.  Phil\u201d is downsizing.  The long-running daytime talk show, which returns in September for its 21st season, resumed production this month with 25 fewer staffers.  The employees, who were mostly in production, were let go in a cost cutting move, the show confirmed to <i>variety<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing into season 21, we streamlined production to ensure longevity.  As is typical of this process there were some roles we discovered that we could reduce yet still deliver our dynamic, forward-thinking program,\u201d a spokesperson for \u201cDr.  Phil,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The long-running daytime talk show made headlines earlier this year when a dozen current and former employees of \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d spoke to BuzzFeed News about the verbal abuse, fear, intimidation and racism they faced behind the scenes of the production.  In addition to toxic workplace claims, seven of the employees accused \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d of manipulating guests of the show who are already in a vulnerable state.  Seven employees also accused the \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d production of encouraging them to perpetuate racist stereotypes onscreen.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Patrick Morris, Phil McGraw&#8217;s personal attorney, dismissed the as \u201ca clickbait story,\u201d while a spokesperson said, \u201ccreating safe and inclusive working environments is a top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr.  Phil\u201d is produced by Peteski Productions in association with CBS Media Ventures, which also distributes the show.  Carla Pennington and Dr.  Phillip C. McGraw are the executive producers.  The show tapes in Stage 29 at the Paramount Pictures lot on Los Angeles.  \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d has been renewed through May 2023, which marks the end of its upcoming Season 21.<\/p>\n<p>Season 21 of \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d premieres on Sept.  12;  the show began taping on August 8. The premiere topic is still to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Last season&#8217;s episodes of \u201cDr.  Phil\u201d kicked off with an episode about the wife of a firefighter who mysteriously died during a vacation in Mexico;  other episodes dealt with drug addicted teens, financial recovery and youth-obsessed society.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">VIP+ Analysis: A Looming Recession Weighs Heavy on Advertising<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n  !function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    if (f.fbq) return;\n    n = f.fbq = function() {\n      n.callMethod ?\n          n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n    };\n    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n    n.push = n;\n    n.loaded = !0;\n    n.version = '2.0';\n    n.queue = [];\n    t = b.createElement(e);\n    t.async = !0;\n    t.src = v;\n    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n  }(window, document, 'script',\n      'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '586935388485447');\n  fbq('init', '315552255725686');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDr. Phil\u201d is downsizing. The long-running daytime talk show, which returns in September for its 21st season, resumed production this month with 25 fewer staffers. The employees, who were mostly in production, were let go in a cost cutting move, the show confirmed to variety. \u201cGoing into season 21, we streamlined production to ensure longevity. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dr-phil-lays-off-25-staffers-as-the-show-returns-for-season-21\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Dr.  Phil&#8217; Lays Off 25 Staffers As the Show Returns For Season 21<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43722,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dr-phil-conducts-wave-of-layoffs-in-cost-cutting-move\/","url_meta":{"origin":43901,"position":0},"title":"&#8216;Dr.  Phil&#8217; conducts wave of layoffs in cost-cutting move","date":"August 12, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The long-running daytime talk show \u201cDr. Phil\u201d conducted a round of layoffs ahead of its upcoming season this fall, a spokesperson for the show confirmed on Friday. 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