“Maury” is officially coming to an end.

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“The Maury Povich Show” first premiered in 1991.

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It shortened its name to “Maury” in the mid-1990s.

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However, NBCUniversal asked him to continue the show for a few more years.

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He joked, “as I occasionally tell my guests on Maury, ‘Enough, already!'”

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EVP Tracie Wilson said that “his retirement is bittersweet.”

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“Maury is a television icon, a pop culture legend,” she added.

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