The Dr. Oz Show

The Dr. Oz Show
Format	Talk show Medical
Created by	Oprah Winfrey
Presented by	Mehmet Oz, MD
Opening theme	High Way to Health
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	687 (as of November 12, 2012)
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Harpo Productions ZoCo Productions OzWorks Sony Pictures Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 14, 2009 – present
External links
Website

The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009.

History

The show, which debuted on September 14, 2009, is co-produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions and distributed by Sony Pictures Television Distribution, is the second Oprah spin-off series featuring a regular guest (Dr. Phil being the first), and marks the first time that Winfrey's company has partnered with another studio outside of the current CBS Television Distribution, which co-produces her series as well as her other series (assumed to be because The Dr. Oz Show is in direct competition with the Dr. Phil spinoff The Doctors, which CTD distributes). Shows are taped in Studio 6A at NBC Studios in New York, which is best known as the home of Late Night with David Letterman from 1982 to 1993 and Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009. In the first season, the show was nominated for an Emmy in best informative talk show and Dr. Oz took home an Emmy for best talk show host. The show has been renewed for a third season and launched on September 12, 2011 with a new studio set. The show's fourth season premiered on September 10, 2012.

Awards

In 2010, The Dr. Oz Show was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Talk Show Episode" for the episode "The Science of Intersex" during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.

Production

The Dr. Oz Show has a full-time in-house medical unit made up of researchers, medical producers and physicians. The medical unit works daily with Dr. Oz and producers in developing, writing and producing show segments. The medical unit also evaluates and approves all products that appear on the show. The medical unit reportedly receives over 200 unsolicited product pitches every month.^{[citation needed]}

Criticism

Profiling Dr. Oz in The New Yorker, Michael Specter noted instances of Dr. Oz inviting controversial guests onto his show. One example is Jeffrey Smith, an activist against genetically modified food. “Oz identified Smith as a scientist,” Specter wrote, “but Smith has no experience in genetics or agriculture, and has no scientific degree from any institution.” Specter also criticized Oz because he “seems to have moved more firmly into the realm of tenuous treatments for serious conditions.” Oz replied that he sees himself as a mediator and wants to provide many differing points of view, even if they are looked down upon by the conventional medical community.

Arsenic in Apple Juice

Oz drew criticism from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in September 2011 after reporting that an independent toxicology laboratory the show hired found arsenic levels in some apple juice samples to be above the limit FDA allows in drinking water. The FDA sent a letter to Dr. Oz stating that the tests did not distinguish between inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, and organic arsenic, not considered harmful.

External links

• Official website
• The Dr. Oz Show at the Internet Movie Database
• The Dr. Oz Show at TV.com
• Oprah Winfrey to say goodbye to Dr. Oz