I think the American programmes such as Jerry Springer are worse than JK. And yes, I do confess to sitting and shouting at the TV if I'm off work ill or on leave! :o)
At least JK's programme isn't based around "I have a secret to tell you and thought I'd bring you hundreds of miles and tell you in front of a national tv audience of millions as opposed to telling you in the security and safe haven of your own home"! Springer is a CHARLATAN!
The other thing that REALLY "gets me" about the "confessors" on those shows is that 99.99% of them start their explanation with, "baby, you know that I love you and that you mena the world to me". Yeah, right, they mean so much to you that you sh***ed their dad, their brother and their therapist all in the one night! GIVE ME STRENGTH!