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Ryan Paton

Jeremy Kyle Show Death on Daytime: Why was ITV show cancelled?

A new documentary on the downfall of The Jeremy Kyle Show begins tonight.

Death on Daytime explores the history of the ITV programme, which ran for 17 seasons from 2005 - 2019.

The presenter would regularly confront people on the programme about their family issues such as drug and alcohol problems, infidelity and lies.

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ITV confirmed the show had been cancelled in May 2019 following the death of Steve Dymond, who died from an overdose days after appearing on the show.

CEO Carolyn McCall said: "Given the gravity of the recent events we have decided to end production of The Jeremy Kyle Show.

"The Jeremy Kyle Show has had a loyal audience and has been made by a dedicated production team for 14 years, but now is the right time for the show to end.

"Everyone at ITV's thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friend of Steve Dymond."

Mr Dymond took a lie-detector test on the show to convince fiancée Jane Callaghan he had not been unfaithful, but was told he had failed.

The 63-year-old died of a morphine overdose and a heart problem at his home in Portsmouth - and Coroner Jason Pegg said Mr Kyle is someone "who may have caused or contributed to the death" at the pre-inquest review in 2020.

Counsel for Mr Dymond's family Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC told the Winchester hearing that Mr Dymond became "distressed" after he failed the lie detector test.

Ms Gallagher said after the result was announced during filming, the audience "booed and jeered" at him and he was "called a failure by the presenter".

She said Mr Kyle was "in his face" and even when he was "at the point of collapsing, he was still being heckled".

The incident prompted broadcasting watchdog Ofcom to propose to add two new rules to the "Broadcasting Code" to protect the welfare and wellbeing of people taking part in programmes on TV and radio.

Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime airs at 9pm on Channel 4

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