I wasn't aware of that. How very sad.
Just very, very exploitive. Most of the people are poor, so it's a thrill for them to ride in a limo and stay in a decent hotel overnight.
Isn't Jerry Springer the one who would end each show with a "sincere" heart to heart monologue to the viewers, justifying the show in a moral context of "now we understand these poor folks better" or some similar drivel? And wasn't he a Mayor of Cincinnati at one time? A Democrat, of course. What an absolute waste of oxygen and living space, he is.