Dr. Phil brings popular TV franchise to new Fort Worth studio. Here’s how to get tickets

Dr. Phil McGraw has announced the launch of his new cable network called “Merit Street Media” based in Fort Worth, where he will debut a new version of the Dr. Phil show in primetime.

“This is actually not my network, this is our network,” Dr. Phil said in a video announcement on X this Monday. “This is something that’s going to be focused entirely on what’s important to you.”

Texas television audiences are not new to Dr. Phil’s franchise show with its personal, and often, emotional discussions. Back in 2021, the wife of Arlington firefighter Elijah Snow told Dr. Phil her suspicions of a cover up around her husband’s death during an anniversary trip to Mexico. Jamie Snow said she was never shown his body, was forced to pay bribes of $100 a photograph to police to see pictures of his body to identify him, had trouble getting the cooperation of resort administrators in her search for her husband and was lied to about his injuries.

“I was begging, I was crying, I was begging them to just let me see his body,” Jamie Snow told Dr. Phil McGraw in video on the show’s website, the Star-Telegram previously reported..

The new broadcast center spanning over five acres is completing construction in the Fort Worth Alliance area. Dozens of longtime Dr. Phil staffers have made the transition and relocated their families to Texas to continue working alongside McGraw.

Merit Street Media will bring essential news and entertainment to viewers, a news release on Nov. 4 said. It will offer multiple hours of original daily programming, including live news broadcasts that “will bring fact-based truth and transparency.”

In March 2023, after 21 seasons, McGraw announced the end of his daytime show “Dr. Phil.” On the new channel, “Dr. Phil Primetime” will premiere on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. CT. The show will continue to focus on real people facing real problems in our society, the website says.

“I absolutely love talking to real people about real problems. People who aren’t just complaining but are actively looking for real solutions to better their lives,” McGraw said in the press release announcement. “American families and our core values are under attack. I love this country, and I believe family is the backbone of our society. Together we are going to stand strong and fight for the very soul and sanity of America and get things that matter back on track.”

About Dr. Phil

McGraw attended the University of Tulsa on a football scholarship but switched to psychology after an injury cut his athletic career short. He transferred and earned a B.A. from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. McGraw launched his psychology career by earning a master’s degree in experimental psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of North Texas.

McGraw is a two-time Emmy Award-winning executive producer, and in 2015 was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. In February 2020, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. McGraw was honored with the Presidential Citation in 2006 by the American Psychological Association. The TV personality has an estimated net worth of $460 million.

How to be in the audience for Dr. Phil’s Texas shows

If you live or will be in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and would like to be part of the live studio audience, the show is currently accepting requests for audience reservations. To do so, fill out this form and one of the audience coordinators will contact you to make your final reservation.

Dr. Phil tapes two episodes a day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Fort Worth. You’ll need to arrive at the studio between 8-8:15 a.m. and expect to stay until approximately 2 p.m. CT.

You must be at least 18 years old to attend on your own, and minimum 16 with a parent or guardian attending.

Taping Dates:

• Monday, December 11th

• Tuesday, December 12th

• Wednesday, December 13th

• Monday, January 8th

• Tuesday, January 9th

• Wednesday, January 10th

• Monday, January 15th

• Tuesday, January 16th

• Wednesday, January 17th

How to be on Dr. Phil’s Fort Worth, Texas show

Fill out this form and you might receive a call from one of the show producers wanting to use your question or story on the air.