'Maury' Ending After Three Decade Run, longtime host, Maury Povich, Retiring
etonline.comMaury Povich, is retiring. Original episodes of the hit talk show will run through September, and then the show will go into syndication with old episodes airing every day.
So far, the 83-year-old host has yet to speak out about the news. The talk show began its run in 1991 as. In 1998, the series effectively changed its name to.
In the years that have followed, the show has gone on to be known for its many topics. Most notably, the paternity test segments, which have led to the host’s delivering his famous line, “You are not the father.” In 2019, Povich spoke to ET about being a “titan” or rather a “survivor” of the daytime television market, and how he found talk show gold with one question, “Who's the daddy?” «They said, 'We have this idea.
We want to do paternity tests, and we can have a result within 10 or 12 minutes,'» Povich recalled. «And the audience, all they're looking for is a result.
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