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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,028 posts)
Tue Nov 29, 2022, 06:13 PM Nov 2022

Dr. Oz Wants His TV Show Back, But He Beclowned Himself Too Hard in Politics

Dr. Mehmet Oz left his syndicated TV show to pursue a deeply embarrassing run for Senate in Pennsylvania—where he does not live—and spent nearly $27 million of his own money, before losing the state by a bigger margin than Donald Trump did in 2020. The whole thing was a spectacular self-own. Now this man is reportedly desperate to get back on TV, and the industry is not particularly interested in his comeback.

“No one in the mainstream will touch him,” a source told RadarOnline. “You can’t alienate half of your audience with a political stance and expect to bring in an audience on your return to television.”

The Dr. Oz Show got canceled last year shortly after he announced his campaign. RadarOnline reports that Oz is “groveling to everyone he knows” in order to revive his daytime talk show about health, but the effort has been dead on arrival, much like his political career. His former producers reportedly won’t talk to him, and Radar characterized him as “too toxic” for TV.

Another source told the outlet: “He can’t even get a word with his former producers. Dr. Oz is a social creature who likes to hear himself talk, and it’s beginning to dawn on him that he’s just [not] wanted in Hollywood circles anymore.” Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions produced his show for all 13 seasons, and Oprah endorsed Oz’s opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), in the final days of the race.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dr-oz-wants-tv-show-170000121.html

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Dr. Oz Wants His TV Show Back, But He Beclowned Himself Too Hard in Politics (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 OP
"beclown" is a word you don't get to use very often GenXer47 Nov 2022 #1
Doctor who publicly mocked stroke victim can't get a job as a friendly, caring TV doc? tanyev Nov 2022 #2
Maybe he can get a spot GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #3
No self-respecting Democrat would watch his show anymore... W_HAMILTON Nov 2022 #4
Don't Rebl2 Nov 2022 #5
His latest publicity "shot" ... marble falls Nov 2022 #6
I had to share. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #8
Sharing is caring! Yes, I was the single father of two daughters. marble falls Nov 2022 #11
ETTD Hekate Nov 2022 #7
In the immortal words of Rick Wilson, badhair77 Nov 2022 #9
Let the puppy slaughterer fade into oblivion Blue Owl Nov 2022 #10
One less woo merchant Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #12
Does fox news need a health correspondent IcyPeas Nov 2022 #13
Hello NewsMax.... ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #14
The Accumulators and Aggrandizers of This World Ron Green Nov 2022 #15
He could do like televangelists chriscan64 Nov 2022 #16

W_HAMILTON

(7,868 posts)
4. No self-respecting Democrat would watch his show anymore...
Tue Nov 29, 2022, 06:20 PM
Nov 2022

...and few Republicans will support his show because he's been branded (and proven to be) a loser from their king.

Not much upside in potential viewers there.

Maybe some relatively new (as a brand) network like NewsNation will take him on as a reclamation project like they have other formerly famous celebrity show hosts...

Rebl2

(13,523 posts)
5. Don't
Tue Nov 29, 2022, 06:25 PM
Nov 2022

think any network would show it. Guess Winfrey is done with him. His daughter had a food show after his show got canceled, but it didn’t last long, I believe because he became the republican nominee. I never watched her show. Don’t know if it was any good.

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
16. He could do like televangelists
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 06:48 AM
Nov 2022

and be on paid programming at 3am. Regular TV would turn him down for the job of bailiff on Judge Jerry.

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