What I Learned as an Audience Member on Dr. Phil
An in-depth look into America’s esteemed Doctor
Daytime television has long proven itself as one of the many lucrative exploits provided by the entertainment industry — so much so that television networks routinely integrate innumerable syndications into their rotation specifically curated to cater to each viewer’s particular interest.
I myself religiously enjoy watching Judge Judy Sheindlin verbally assassinate litigants Monday through Friday from 4 to 5pm Pacific Standard Time (PST), a ritual which I and ten million other reported viewers find particularly pleasing and cathartic. Though opinions surrounding the cultural practice remain polarized, their significance within the American media sphere can be summed up as relatively uncontested.
While talk shows are not my preferred vice of choice, they do provide viable entertainment in addition to occasionally injecting bits of social commentary worthy of discussion. One aspect of such broadcasts which have always aroused interest in me was the demeanor of the studio audience during each show. The live studio audience providing witness to the going ons of the spectacle before them arguably provide an asset as reliable as that of the show runner.
