‘Dr. Oz’ Enters Senate Race, Raises Questions About TV Show

Dr. Mehmet Oz announced Tuesday that he is running for the open US Senate seat in Pennsylvania as a Republican, questioning the future of his daytime TV show.

 

Sept 2020, the dr. Oz Show was renewed for seasons 13 and 14, bringing it into spring 2023.

Representatives for Sony Pictures Television, which is co-producing the dr. Oz Show, have not yet responded to TVLine’s request for comment. But what used DoctorOz.com, the daytime show’s online hub, abruptly switched over on Tuesday, erasing all show/tuning information and replacing it with news about the launch of Oz’s campaign and an explanation of “Why I Run”.

Oz calls himself “THE RIGHT MEDICINE,” writes Oz (with a full embrace of all medical puns), “Today America’s heartbeat is in code red and needs a defibrillator to bring it back to life. Many of us feel like we are in the adjacent operating room armed with insights and already polished up but reluctant to leave our quiet serene environment for the chaos next door But for me it is the right choice to enter the political arena. ”

Many paragraphs later he concludes, “I run to the United States Senate to rekindle our divine spark, fight valiantly for freedom, and will tell it as it is.”

Oz formally announced his offer in the Senate via an op-ed in the… Washington Examiner, followed by a video posted on Twitter. A longtime New Jersey resident recently registered to vote in Pennsylvania, Oz and his name recognition is in what’s considered a wide-open race as Sean Parnell, the contender backed by former President Donald Trump, has turned himself in. withdrawn amid some controversy.

Of course, Oz himself is no stranger to causing a stir. In August 2020, to cite one example, he supported the idea that while “every life is a life lost”, a “2 to 3% death rate” due to the reopening of schools during the pandemic “is a trade-off for some people.” might be would consider.”

After being a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey ShowOz launched its program of the same name in 2009, which is co-produced with Winfrey’s Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television.