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Maury

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Veteran TV journalist Maury Povich tackles volatile issues with his guests and studio audience on this daily, hourlong talk show.

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EP125  Angry Adult Brothers, One Denying Dad Is he their Father
Sep. 08,2022
Angry Adult Brothers, One Denying Dad Is he their Father

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EP124  DNA Will Prove You named your Son After the wrong man
Sep. 07,2022
DNA Will Prove You named your Son After the wrong man

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EP123  Furious Moms vs Dads in Denial Who Will Win the Paternity War
Sep. 05,2022
Furious Moms vs Dads in Denial Who Will Win the Paternity War

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EP122  Adults Face the DNA Truth.. Are you My Dad or Not
Sep. 02,2022
Adults Face the DNA Truth.. Are you My Dad or Not

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EP121  Did you Guess Right Maurys Most Unexpected Results
Aug. 26,2022
Did you Guess Right Maurys Most Unexpected Results

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EP120  Who fathered my Baby... my Husband or My One-Night Stand
Aug. 24,2022
Who fathered my Baby... my Husband or My One-Night Stand

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EP119  After the Results Maury Guest updates
Aug. 23,2022
After the Results Maury Guest updates

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EP118  DNA Will Prove this is your husband's Child
Aug. 22,2022
DNA Will Prove this is your husband's Child

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EP117  Classic maury Rewind: The Most Absurd DNA Denials
Aug. 19,2022
Classic maury Rewind: The Most Absurd DNA Denials

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EP116  My Mom Had me at 16, Are you My father
Aug. 17,2022
My Mom Had me at 16, Are you My father

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EP115  top Ten Countdown: Villians vs Heroes
Aug. 16,2022
top Ten Countdown: Villians vs Heroes

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EP114  Your 100,000 Followers are Wrong. You Are the Dad
Aug. 15,2022
Your 100,000 Followers are Wrong. You Are the Dad

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EP113  Ive Waited 44 Years for this.. Are You My dad
Aug. 10,2022
Ive Waited 44 Years for this.. Are You My dad

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EP112  Classic Maury Rewind i Will Confront your Mistress today
Aug. 09,2022
Classic Maury Rewind i Will Confront your Mistress today

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EP111  5 women 9 babies which man is the father
Aug. 08,2022
5 women 9 babies which man is the father

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EP110  Friday Flashback.. Will The Results Ruin our older/./younger Relationship
Aug. 05,2022
Friday Flashback.. Will The Results Ruin our older/./younger Relationship

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EP109  Im Only 19, am i raising another Mans Child
Aug. 04,2022
Im Only 19, am i raising another Mans Child

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EP108  Your Mom Lied. Ill Prove You're not my Childern
Aug. 03,2022
Your Mom Lied. Ill Prove You're not my Childern

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EP107  I Dont Cheat with my Subscribers.. You Are my Baby's dad
Aug. 01,2022
I Dont Cheat with my Subscribers.. You Are my Baby's dad

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EP106  Summer Friday Flashback: Angry Moms Battle DNA Deniers
Jul. 29,2022
Summer Friday Flashback: Angry Moms Battle DNA Deniers

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EP105  Summer Friday Flashback.... Lovers and Liars Exposed
Jul. 22,2022
Summer Friday Flashback.... Lovers and Liars Exposed

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EP104  Who Fathered my Baby..... My Husband or my Cousin
Jul. 18,2022
Who Fathered my Baby..... My Husband or my Cousin

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EP103  Summer Friday Flashback.. Grandmas At War
Jul. 15,2022
Summer Friday Flashback.. Grandmas At War

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EP102  Episode 102
Jul. 08,2022
Episode 102

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EP101  Episode 101
Jul. 06,2022
Episode 101

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EP100  Episode 100
Jul. 04,2022
Episode 100

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EP99  Summer Friday Flashback... Are you Cheating with my family Member
Jul. 01,2022
Summer Friday Flashback... Are you Cheating with my family Member

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EP98  i Saw a video of you Cheating,, Now Prove that's my Child
Jun. 30,2022
i Saw a video of you Cheating,, Now Prove that's my Child

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EP97  Classic Maury Rewind: Young Love Gone Wrong
Jun. 24,2022
Classic Maury Rewind: Young Love Gone Wrong

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EP96  Maury, Give me the results. i hope im the dad
Jun. 17,2022
Maury, Give me the results. i hope im the dad

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EP95  Maury, Read The Results and Silence there Denying Dads
May. 30,2022
Maury, Read The Results and Silence there Denying Dads

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EP94  Shot and Paralyzed:: How Can I Be Your baby's Father
May. 27,2022
Shot and Paralyzed:: How Can I Be Your baby's Father

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EP93  Episode 93
May. 25,2022
Episode 93

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EP92  Episode 92
May. 24,2022
Episode 92

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EP91  Episode 91
May. 23,2022
Episode 91

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EP90  You begged for a baby... Now you want a DNA Test
May. 20,2022
You begged for a baby... Now you want a DNA Test

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EP89  Episode 89
May. 19,2022
Episode 89

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EP88  Episode 88
May. 18,2022
Episode 88

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EP87  Episode 87
May. 17,2022
Episode 87

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EP86  Episode 86
May. 16,2022
Episode 86

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EP85  Episode 85
May. 13,2022
Episode 85

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EP84  Will DNA Prove My Deceased son had a Daughter
May. 12,2022
Will DNA Prove My Deceased son had a Daughter

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EP83  Episode 83
May. 11,2022
Episode 83

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EP82  Episode 82
May. 10,2022
Episode 82

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EP81  DNA Test These Brothers.... Is One of Them My Dad?
May. 09,2022
DNA Test These Brothers.... Is One of Them My Dad?

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EP80  Episode 80
May. 06,2022
Episode 80

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EP79  Episode 79
May. 05,2022
Episode 79

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EP78  Six Angry Siblings, One Burning Question, Is Robert Their Father?
May. 04,2022
Six Angry Siblings, One Burning Question, Is Robert Their Father?

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EP77  If You Want Our Marriage to Survive... Pass the Test!
May. 03,2022
If You Want Our Marriage to Survive... Pass the Test!

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EP76  My Wife Cheated.... Whose Baby Am I Raising?
May. 02,2022
My Wife Cheated.... Whose Baby Am I Raising?

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EP75  Episode 75
Apr. 29,2022
Episode 75

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EP74  Nobody Cheats Just Once... Give My Husband the Test!
Apr. 28,2022
Nobody Cheats Just Once... Give My Husband the Test!

Tierra believes that distrustful Zaylion is merely displacing his guilt on her, so they both take lie detector tests; after discovering an explicit photo and inappropriate messages in her husband's phone, Jessica thinks he's living a double life;

EP73  Episode 73
Apr. 27,2022
Episode 73

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EP72  Episode 72
Apr. 26,2022
Episode 72

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EP71  Episode 71
Apr. 25,2022
Episode 71

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EP70  Episode 70
Apr. 22,2022
Episode 70

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EP69  Episode 69
Apr. 20,2022
Episode 69

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EP68  After 8 years together... Now You Deny my Baby
Apr. 18,2022
After 8 years together... Now You Deny my Baby

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EP67  Had a baby with your Fiance.. DNA Will Prove it
Mar. 08,2022
Had a baby with your Fiance.. DNA Will Prove it

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EP66  You are the 11th women to try and pin a baby on me
Mar. 07,2022
You are the 11th women to try and pin a baby on me

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EP65  Your Mom is lying to you.. Im Not Your Dad
Mar. 02,2022
Your Mom is lying to you.. Im Not Your Dad

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EP64  My 4th Time on Maury... This Guy has to be the dad
Mar. 01,2022
My 4th Time on Maury... This Guy has to be the dad

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EP63  You Wanted me Pregnant at 17.. Now You Deny Our Child
Feb. 28,2022
You Wanted me Pregnant at 17.. Now You Deny Our Child

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EP62  Maury Guests Return.... NEw Test. NEw results, New Drama
Feb. 25,2022
Maury Guests Return.... NEw Test. NEw results, New Drama

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EP61  Raised by a white family.. Will Dna connect me to my Black heritage
Feb. 24,2022
Raised by a white family.. Will Dna connect me to my Black heritage

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EP60  Our Open Relationship Backfired ... is the other man the Dad
Feb. 23,2022
Our Open Relationship Backfired ... is the other man the Dad

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EP59  Reveal the Results That;s not my brother's Baby
Feb. 22,2022
Reveal the Results That;s not my brother's Baby

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EP58  Classic Maury Rewind" Can You Spot a Cheater
Feb. 21,2022
Classic Maury Rewind

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EP57  You cheated with my boss.. i know that;s not my baby
Feb. 18,2022
You cheated with my boss.. i know that;s not my baby

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EP56  i Slept with 4 men.. is one of them my child's father
Feb. 17,2022
i Slept with 4 men.. is one of them my child's father

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EP55  That test was bogus Only Maury can tell me i'm the dad
Feb. 16,2022
That test was bogus Only Maury can tell me i'm the dad

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EP54  Stop claiming my child.. Ill Prove you're not her dad
Feb. 15,2022
Stop claiming my child.. Ill Prove you're not her dad

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EP53  Valentine Video .... Faints, Falls * Fails
Feb. 14,2022
Valentine Video .... Faints, Falls * Fails

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EP52  i've tested 7 kids before... my wife needs to prove i'm the dad
Feb. 11,2022
i've tested 7 kids before... my wife needs to prove i'm the dad

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EP51  Im Sterile and i think you cheated, DNA Test that child
Feb. 10,2022
Im Sterile and i think you cheated, DNA Test that child

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EP50  4 moms 4 babies is Jalon the father of all 4 kids
Feb. 09,2022
4 moms 4 babies is Jalon the father of all 4 kids

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EP49  Your Baby loves Karate... That proves i cant be his father
Feb. 08,2022
Your Baby loves Karate... That proves i cant be his father

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EP48  I Did Cheat... But DNA Will Prove these are your twins
Feb. 07,2022
I Did Cheat... But DNA Will Prove these are your twins

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EP47  You Cheated with over 50 guys.... Is this my son
Feb. 04,2022
You Cheated with over 50 guys.... Is this my son

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EP46  You both slept with my Daughter, Who got her pregnant
Feb. 03,2022
You both slept with my Daughter, Who got her pregnant

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EP45  You Stole my Man, But ill Prove thats not his baby
Feb. 02,2022
You Stole my Man, But ill Prove thats not his baby

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EP44  Will 2 DNA Tests Prove i'm raising another man's Kids
Jan. 18,2022
Will 2 DNA Tests Prove i'm raising another man's Kids

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EP43  Your Mom is lying... My husbnad is not your dad
Jan. 17,2022
Your Mom is lying... My husbnad is not your dad

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EP42  Top Ten New Year's Countdown
Dec. 31,2021
Top Ten New Year's Countdown

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EP41  Mom Tested 2 other men... You Have to be my dad
Dec. 30,2021
Mom Tested 2 other men... You Have to be my dad

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EP40  Karamo is Back.... Outrageous Guest updates
Dec. 29,2021
Karamo is Back.... Outrageous Guest updates

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EP39  Don't Trust your Husband.. I'll Prove this is his Son
Dec. 28,2021
Don't Trust your Husband.. I'll Prove this is his Son

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EP38  Grandmas At war. Your Son Got my Teen Pregnant
Dec. 27,2021
Grandmas At war. Your Son Got my Teen Pregnant

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EP37  Classic Maury Rewind.. The Gift of the Truth
Dec. 24,2021
Classic Maury Rewind.. The Gift of the Truth

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EP36  Maury's Festive Fails.. Caught of Camera
Dec. 23,2021
Maury's Festive Fails.. Caught of Camera

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EP35  DNA Family Reunions...Who Stayed Together?
Nov. 25,2021
DNA Family Reunions...Who Stayed Together?

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EP34  DNA Mysyeries Confronted...Karamo Has The results
Nov. 24,2021
DNA Mysyeries Confronted...Karamo Has The results

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EP33  Drama Unleashed... After the Results
Nov. 23,2021
Drama Unleashed... After the Results

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EP32  Episode 32
Nov. 22,2021
Episode 32

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EP31  The Dna test will prove you have 11 kids w
Nov. 19,2021
The Dna test will prove you have 11 kids w

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EP30  Classic Maury rewind... Can You Guess the Results
Nov. 18,2021
Classic Maury rewind... Can You Guess the Results

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EP29  Leave your wife for me today.. That's what i want
Nov. 17,2021
Leave your wife for me today.. That's what i want

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EP28  I'm 20.... DNA will prove this 49 year old got me Pregnant
Nov. 16,2021
I'm 20.... DNA will prove this 49 year old got me Pregnant

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EP27  Maury's top 10..... Lovers or Liars
Nov. 15,2021
Maury's top 10..... Lovers or Liars

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EP26  She Seduced me with Potato Salad... But the kids aren't Mine
Nov. 12,2021
She Seduced me with Potato Salad... But the kids aren't Mine

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EP25  i'm 31 years old ... Why is this Teen saying i got her pregnant
Nov. 11,2021
i'm 31 years old ... Why is this Teen saying i got her pregnant

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EP24  3 minutes in a Car love can't make a baby.. Test Me
Nov. 10,2021
3 minutes in a Car love can't make a baby.. Test Me

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EP23  4 minutes of Maury.... Fast and Furious Results
Nov. 09,2021
4 minutes of Maury.... Fast and Furious Results

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EP22  Why would you leave town pregnant? There kids Aren't mine
Nov. 08,2021
Why would you leave town pregnant? There kids Aren't mine

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EP21  I'm 21... This 52 year old got me pregnant and Denies my Baby
Nov. 05,2021
I'm 21... This 52 year old got me pregnant and Denies my Baby

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EP20  You Slept with my Family Member.. How am i the dad
Nov. 04,2021
You Slept with my Family Member.. How am i the dad

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EP19  if you cheater with a friend, An Ex or my family Member.. It's Over
Nov. 03,2021
if you cheater with a friend, An Ex or my family Member.. It's Over

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EP18  I'm 34 and you're 23.. How can i be your Father
Nov. 02,2021
I'm 34 and you're 23.. How can i be your Father

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EP17  Back For the 3rd time.. I"m Sure this man is the Dad
Nov. 01,2021
Back For the 3rd time.. I

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EP16  Classic Maury rewind.. Scary Love Triangles
Oct. 29,2021
Classic Maury rewind.. Scary Love Triangles

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EP15  One Man, Four Angry Adult Kids.. is He their father?
Oct. 28,2021
One Man, Four Angry Adult Kids.. is He their father?

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EP14  Time For the Truth.. The Secrets are Out
Oct. 21,2021
Time For the Truth.. The Secrets are Out

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EP13  I Never Knew You were married... But I'll Prove you're the dad
Oct. 20,2021
I Never Knew You were married... But I'll Prove you're the dad

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EP12  DNA Test all three kid.. Their looks dont match
Oct. 19,2021
DNA Test all three kid.. Their looks dont match

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EP11  You Revenge Cheated.. That's Not my Brother's baby
Oct. 18,2021
You Revenge Cheated.. That's Not my Brother's baby

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EP10  I'm 19.. I"ll Prove my 41 year old husband is my baby's Dad
Oct. 15,2021
I'm 19.. I

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EP9  Your Spiritual Vibes told me. I'm Not your Baby's Dad
Oct. 14,2021
Your Spiritual Vibes told me. I'm Not your Baby's Dad

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EP8  Classic Maury Rewind. Guilty or Innocent
Oct. 13,2021
Classic Maury Rewind. Guilty or Innocent

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EP7  Is My Husband or my 2nd Cousin the father of my Child
Oct. 12,2021
Is My Husband or my 2nd Cousin the father of my Child

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EP6  i'm Positive Youn Cheated with my Brother.. Is this my Child
Oct. 11,2021
i'm Positive Youn Cheated with my Brother.. Is this my Child

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EP5  Four minutes of Maury ... Friday Fury
Oct. 08,2021
Four minutes of Maury ... Friday Fury

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EP4  I Need Another DNA Test.. This Time i Have the right Guy
Oct. 07,2021
I Need Another DNA Test.. This Time i Have the right Guy

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EP3  TBC
Oct. 06,2021
TBC

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EP2  i Saw the Video.. DNA Test The Man I Busted you with
Oct. 05,2021
i Saw the Video.. DNA Test The Man I Busted you with

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EP1  I was shot 7 times and Paralyzed... That Can't be my Baby
Oct. 04,2021
I was shot 7 times and Paralyzed... That Can't be my Baby

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Reviews

TheLittleSongbird I like Maury Povich, but although I watch this show, only because of him and his advice, I don't like it. It just has an uncomfortable atmosphere, as the audience are very unsympathetic, and pre-judge people, before even considering that their accuser could be in the wrong too. The people on the show are poor role models to our society, honestly teenagers coming on bragging about having sex with 20 boys especially paints a terrible picture of how teenagers are supposed to behave. And how are we supposed to know what people are saying, when almost everything that comes out of their mouths is a "beeped" swear word, and then when they don't get the result they wanted they run off crying on stage or get violent? I also don't like the construction of the show, recapping what the guests are saying before they arrive on the stage is unnecessary, when they can just say it when Maury asks them to. However, like I've said I like Maury Povich, I like the fact he's honest, encouraging and straight-talking. But that's not enough to save the show, which is a 4/10. Bethany Cox.
caa821 I got trapped into watching some of this program today, in an automotive waiting room. If I were given the choice, say, to be required to tune-in to this show for an extended period (even if financially rewarded) - or to poke my eyes out with a knitting needle - it would be difficult to choose.If you wanted to load a time capsule for future generations, to illustrate certain words, to do so for, say, "charisma" or "charismatic," some clips/film of JFK or Dwight Eisenhowed would suffice. For "smarmy," virtually any role played by the talented Dabney Coleman would be a good choice; for "pretentious," any or all of the crowd on "The View" or Katie Couric performing an interview would be perfect.Maury Povich and "disingenuous" are synonyms. I know that with all of the channels today, and all of the air time to fill, a lot of the fare must be less than stellar. I also understand the there are "different strokes for different folks." I also know that different programs have different demographics - say, "Monk" versus "Friends;" "American Idol" versus a Sinatra or Tony Bennett retrospective. Some shows are so bizarre, so ridiculous, or so "bad," they can promote interest because of the fascination provided. The Bruce Jenner/Village People film, "Can't Stop the Music," is so bad it's thoroughly enjoyable and fascinating in its awfulness.But "Maury" just plain stinks in every regard. The freaks he displays, for the most part, are so obnoxious, loud, shallow and unsympathetic, even if the unctuous host is exploiting them, you really don't care.Jerry Springer, with whom Povich is often compared, is admirable by comparison. He allowed his show to morph from its original format with more serious topics, to its present format, certainly for the audience numbers and the financial benefits resulting - but you can also see his tongue is well into his cheek. And with Springer, you can see there is intelligence and intellect in the host, and that he might be someone who'd be a person to help someone where given the opportunity.By contrast, Povich represents nothing of even vaguely redeeming value or worth, in either his awful program or his smarmy demeanor. And unlike Springer's and others' programs in this "genre," his contains not an iota of humor which might provide some semblance of a reason to watch. It's puzzling - and even frightening - that there are sufficient people among us, who select this program regularly enough to have kept it on-air for years. A 1* ranking is one star too many.
nate505 whenever it is on and I'm not working, I'm compelled to watch it for a half hour or so, only to be revolted at myself for watching this trash.Like all the other reviews have said, there are basically three types of shows. The first is the show that's on every other episode, the one that tries to find out who is the father of the poor kid fathered by some nasty whore. It always starts out the same, where the woman is angry that the father would deny he's the kid's father. The father will then call her every nasty name in the book on a minute video or so, to get the crowd against him. It really feels scripted, to be quite honest. The guy will come out, get booed, and the two will exchange words that you can't hear because have of them are beeped out. Povich will give the results, and half the time the guy is the father, and half the time he isn't. If he is, the woman will berate him for a minute and he will make some half hearted comment about how he will be a real father, when you know this poor kid will grow up to be a criminal or a stripper, never really given a good chance in life. If he's not the father, he will do a little dance, berate the woman for a minute who has gone backstage crying, while Povich will make a vain attempt to console her. The subset of this show is whores who have cheated on their boyfriend of the week, and want to take a test to make sure the child they had together is really his. Another subset of this show is 'cheating' boyfriends, which usually involves a 'sexy decoy' (read: some whore Maury paid off to flirt with the guy) flirting with a guy caught on camera, much to the girlfriend's chagrin. The 'sexy decoy' whore will come out and berate the guy, probably for violating her high moral standards or something. The girlfriend will then leave the guy, only probably to go back to him when she can't make her trailer home payment or when the project she lives in kicks her out of her house.The second show is sending kids to boot camps. South Park make a perfect parody of it already. The most amusing part of this is seeing this angry black guy, Dee West, come out and scream for five minutes or so. The kids go to boot camp or juvi or whatever, and are all magically reformed and all go to thank the glorious Povich for his sage wisdom. A subset of this show is the abusive husbands who also get yelled at by West or whoever and are sent to jail and amend their ways, all nicely in an hour.The third show is kind of a grab bag, usually either animals, overweight babies (which is the one that truly disgusts me), people afraid of condiments, guessing whether a tranny is a man or a woman, and tall fat people who are dating short skinny people, because that's just funny.I'll confess, maybe I watch this show to make my pathetic self feel better compared to the wastes of humanity that are on this show. That being said, I wonder how much of the show is scripted because it all sounds the same. Still, it brings out the worst stereotypes of all their guests. Then again, it brings them out in blacks, whites, and latinos, so I guess Povich is an equal opportunity basher. No Asians though, I wonder if Connie put the nix on that.Povich himself is absolute slime. Say what you want about Jerry Springer, but that guy knows and admits he is scum. Povich portrays the attitude like he's actually doing humanity some sort of service, which is bizarre. That being said, I'm watching the show right now and listening to that Dee West guy berate a bunch of husbands who proudly proclaim they beat up their low self esteem wives, so I can't say the show is horrible. Still, like I said before, I watch it partially due to the train wreck factor, and partially due to the fact that I feel better about myself after watching it.
ingbri9 MY WORD, the things Mr. Chung and/or his producers (or both) do for those ratings! Ratings equal money. A lot of times certain episodes make you question the legitimacy of the panelists, but for any of the real situations it's all just nasty trash. Mr. Chung is nothing but a weathered old man (albeit wealthy) whose RAREly done anything positive in the entertainment industry (save the first few seasons) except to gratuitously butt in other people's business for his own gain and he should at least retire like Bob Barker.