ITV has cancelled The Jeremy Kyle Show after 14 years following the death of a guest, Steve Dymond, who was found dead on 9 May a week after filming a lie detector test for the programme.
ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall said the decision was due to the 'gravity of recent events'. The show, which averaged one million viewers, had been taken off air and filming suspended after Mr Dymond's death.
Damian Collins MP, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, announced an inquiry into duty of care for participants in reality TV shows. Ofcom is also reviewing its code of conduct for safeguarding participants.
The show's audience member reported that Mr Dymond 'collapsed to the ground' and was 'sobbing' after failing the lie detector test. ITV will continue to work with Jeremy Kyle on other projects.
