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[10/20/15 - 02:43 PM]
Dr. Phil McGraw, Host of Television's #1 Daytime Talk Show "Dr. Phil," Signs Multiyear Deal Through 2020
Currently in its 14th season, "Dr. Phil" is averaging 4.4 million viewers.

[via press release from CBS Television Distribution]

DR. PHIL MCGRAW, HOST OF TELEVISION'S #1 DAYTIME TALK SHOW 'DR. PHIL,' SIGNS MULTIYEAR DEAL THROUGH 2020

LOS ANGELES - October 20, 2015 - Dr. Phil McGraw, host and executive producer of the #1 rated daytime talk show DR. PHIL, has extended his deal with CBS Television Distribution through 2020, it was announced today by Armando Nuñez, President and CEO of CBS Global Distribution Group.

"Dr. Phil is the leading voice in daytime television and he's made his show an important platform to discuss issues our viewers are struggling with every day. He truly is one of a kind," Nuñez said. "We're so thrilled to have Phil as part of the CBS family and look forward to continuing our long, productive and extremely successful relationship with him."

"All of us in the DR. PHIL family are extremely excited to extend the show through 2020," McGraw said. "Extending this dynamic partnership with CBS affords us a chance to continue our important work with individuals and families across America and around the world. Personally, I am so proud to continue with the best team in television. Most of my television family, from Carla Pennington the executive producer to the same seven cameramen I had when we started over 13 years ago, are still here making a difference everyday."

Currently in its 14th season, DR. PHIL is averaging 4.4 million viewers. DR. PHIL has been the highest-rated daytime talk show for the past four years. For the previous nine seasons, it ranked behind only the "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Over the years, the DR. PHIL show has received 27 Emmy nominations and won 5 PRISM Awards, for the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse and addiction, as well as the MADD Media Award. In addition, The Alliance for Women in Media, sponsors of the Gracie Award, named after Gracie Allen, has honored DR. PHIL four times.

McGraw is also an executive producer of CBS Television Distribution's Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show THE DOCTORS, which is currently in its eighth season, and a prolific author with eight #1 New York Times best sellers to his name.

CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in television syndication. CTD produces or distributes 10 first-run series and holds the largest distributed television library at 70,000 hours strong. Among CTD's critically-acclaimed programs are the #1 syndicated series Judge Judy; talk leader Dr. Phil; the #1 and #2 rated game shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!; the Emmy Award-winning talk shows Rachael Ray and The Doctors; the #1 and #2 newsmagazines Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition, along with The Insider; court show Hot Bench; and popular off-network product, including the CSI, NCIS and Star Trek franchises, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Criminal Minds, Elementary, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five-0, Hot in Cleveland and Undercover Boss. In addition, CTD handles the domestic television distribution of CBS News, CBS Films and Showtime. CTD is a unit of CBS Corp.





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