I will give you this, The Steve Wilkos Show is better than Jerry Springer, though not by much. Then again, anything is better than Jerry Springer, from a root canal to sexual intercourse. But to be polite, both shows are trash, and I warn you this is coming from someone who does not like talk shows, very often on talk shows I find the guests rude and the audience unsympathetic. I was expecting both those things especially, when watching Steve Wilkos and I wasn't disappointed.
Don't expect good camera work or lavish sets when watching this show, if you expect you will be disappointed. Don't expect a sympathetic audience, a lot of the time audiences on talk shows pre-judge the guests and boo and jeer and swear, it is no exception here. Don't expect any memorable guests, save one or two rare exceptions a vast majority of them are horrible and if I saw anyone like them down my street I would turn my back and run, seriously I would. Don't expect a nice host either, Maury and Jerry Springer were sensitive and encouraging, perhaps a little too soft, but this guy with his monotonic drawl(sometimes you have to turn the volume right up to hear him or sometimes he shouts to the point you wish for the TV to turn itself off) and somewhat thuggish appearance, does sometimes makes Jeremy Kyle look like a saint. Also don't expect this show to be fair, there are times where we don't hear the whole story and it turns out the person who is made the "villain" is actually the innocent one, and vice versa.
Overall, I don't like this show at all. I appreciate shows that talk about difficult social issues and offer help but not shows like this. 1/10 Bethany Cox
Don't expect good camera work or lavish sets when watching this show, if you expect you will be disappointed. Don't expect a sympathetic audience, a lot of the time audiences on talk shows pre-judge the guests and boo and jeer and swear, it is no exception here. Don't expect any memorable guests, save one or two rare exceptions a vast majority of them are horrible and if I saw anyone like them down my street I would turn my back and run, seriously I would. Don't expect a nice host either, Maury and Jerry Springer were sensitive and encouraging, perhaps a little too soft, but this guy with his monotonic drawl(sometimes you have to turn the volume right up to hear him or sometimes he shouts to the point you wish for the TV to turn itself off) and somewhat thuggish appearance, does sometimes makes Jeremy Kyle look like a saint. Also don't expect this show to be fair, there are times where we don't hear the whole story and it turns out the person who is made the "villain" is actually the innocent one, and vice versa.
Overall, I don't like this show at all. I appreciate shows that talk about difficult social issues and offer help but not shows like this. 1/10 Bethany Cox