Dr. Phil is going through a messy breakup with Trinity Broadcasting Media, and it looks like he was trying something shady in his bankruptcy filings.

Dr. Phil McGraw, once a fixture in American daytime television and a trusted voice for millions, now finds himself at the center of a dramatic courtroom collapse. In October 2025, federal Judge Scott ...

Merit Street Media, the cable TV network created by Dr. Phil McGraw, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. The company also filed a lawsuit against its former partner Trinity Broadcasting Network ...

Merit Street Media, a cable television network founded by daytime reality star Phil McGraw, aka Dr. Phil, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday and accused its Christian distributor of sabotage almost a year ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Dr. Phil's North Texas-based media company Merit Street Media filed for bankruptcy and filed a lawsuit against its broadcast partner, Trinity Broadcasting Network, this week, ...

Merit Street Media, the multiplatform network owned by former daytime talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw, has filed for bankruptcy less than two years after its launch. The television and entertainment ...

Dr. Phil McGraw’s Fort Worth-based TV network, Merit Street Media, has filed for bankruptcy a little over a year after its first broadcast and sued its business partner, Trinity Broadcasting Network.

The Fort Worth-based startup founded by celebrity psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw on Wednesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, while simultaneously suing Trinity Broadcasting Network for ...