Steve Wilkos Details Shocking Injuries on ‘Jerry Springer Show’ — Even If Not All Fights Were Real

The three-part documentary series Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV takes audiences on a deep dive into the rise of so-called “trash TV”—’90s and ’00s tabloid talk shows like The Maury Povich Show, Sally Jessy Raphael, The Montel Williams Show, and Leeza that prioritized shock value, sensationalism, and emotional spectacle over journalistic standards. But the series unearthed some shocks of its own—such as the serious injuries, including a concussion, that TV host Steve Wilkos suffered while working as a security guard on The Jerry Springer Show.