History Trivia / TheSteveWilkosShow

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Steve has a poor opinion of marijuana usage. In earlier episodes he often chastised guests who admitted to smoking it, hammering on the point that it's illegal and treating it as a form of deviant behavior. With marijuana now being legal for at least limited use in most of the United States and a lot of the stigma around it fading away, watching Steve chastise a guest for marijuana use and treating it as a sign that they're a deviant certainly dates these episodes as being from a different time.
** One guest admits to being hit with the infamous [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_MoneyPak_Ransomware FBI MoneyPak ransomware]].

* ExecutiveMeddling: NBCUniversal Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in September 2008 after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911211125/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Wilkos's wife, Rachelle, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [NBCUniversal] Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in September 2008 after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911211125/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Wilkos's wife, Rachelle, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=NBCUniversal=] Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in September 2008 after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911211125/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Wilkos's wife, Rachelle, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

* WordOfGod: Wilkos has stated that the reason why he's hard on some guests is that he believes that those who have engaged in irresponsible/heinous behavior should be held accountable for their actions, regardless of the state they were in when it occurred since their victims' lives were irrevocably changed because of them.

* ColbertBump: Wilkos gained a fan following among viewers when he guest hosted episodes of ''Series/TheJerrySpringerShow'' while the titular host was unable to film the show, leading [=NBCUniversal=] to develop a talk show as a vehicle for him. The format of ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' generated from these episodes, many of which were part of the "Steve to the Rescue" specials.
* ExecutiveMeddling: [=NBCUniversal=] Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in September 2008 after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911211125/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Wilkos' wife, Rachelle, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

** According to Wilkos in a 10th anniversary piece that aired in September 2016, his wife, Rachelle, didn't necessarily want him to mention their personal relationship when talking with his guests. However, it wound up occurring so often that such references were eventually incorporated into the episodes instead of being left on the cutting room floor.
** The incident in which Wilkos was hit by a metal bowl thrown by a guest named Thomasina, as mentioned in the main page under "TalkShowWithFists", almost didn't make it into the show. According to the aforementioned 10th anniversary piece, Rachelle was so concerned about her husband possibly having been injured that she suggested that the show stop filming the episode and have him evaluated to make sure he was OK. After some discussions with producers and editors, Wilkos thought that the incident should be kept in the episode.
* WordOfGod: Wilkos has stated that the reason why he's hard on some guests is that he believes that those who have engaged in irresponsible/heinous behavior should be held accountable for their actions, regardless of the state they were in when it occurred, since their victims' lives were irrevocably changed because of them.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=NBCUniversal=] Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in October 2008, after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/20081014140255/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Steve's wife, Rachelle Wilkos, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

* ExecutiveMeddling: [=NBCUniversal=] Domestic Television fired original executive producer Richard Dominick from ''The Steve Wilkos Show'' and ''Jerry Springer'' in October 2008, after he encouraged Wilkos to engage in a [[https://web.archive.org/20081014140255/http://www.suntimes.com:80/business/feder/1157023,CST-FIN-feder11.article physical altercation with an accused guest]]. Steve's wife, Rachelle Consiglio Wilkos, who formerly served as a crew member and producer on ''Springer'' for several years, replaced Dominick as executive producer of both shows. This led to some of the changes noted in the main article such as the elimination of PrisonRape jokes.

** According to Steve in a 10th anniversary piece that aired in September 2016 on his wife, Rachelle's, involvement in the show in September 2016, his wife, Rachelle, didn't necessarily want Steve to mention her and their personal relationship when talking with his guests. However, it wound up occurring so often that such references were eventually incorporated into the episodes instead of being left on the cutting room floor.
** The incident in which Steve was hit by a metal bowl thrown by a guest named Thomasina (mentioned in the main page under "TalkShowWithFists") almost didn't make it into the show. According to the aforementioned 10th anniversary piece, Rachelle was so concerned about Steve possibly having been injured that she suggested that the show stop filming the episode and have Steve evaluated to make sure he was OK. After some discussions with producers and editors, Steve thought that the incident should be kept in the episode.

* CastTheExpert: Steve mentions in many episodes where the topic deals with domestic or child abuse that he has investigated cases such as those during his tenure with the Chicago Police Department. Essentially, since he's no longer on the beat, the show allows him to uncover criminals or clear the accused of wrongdoing.