Jillian Michaels Parts Ways With the Doctors

I just read on Jillian’s Facebook wall that she and the doctor’s have mutually agreed to part ways. She wrote, “I know a lot of you have expressed anger about this. I want to be really clear – this was a MUTUAL decision. No one’s fault. I respect my colleagues at The Doctors and wish them nothing but the best. I really appreciate many of you taking that journey with me. Here’s to future adventures.”

Here are some more details Jillian said in a Metro article, “They wanted me to do segments on cankles, and I wanted to segments on food deserts. I wanted to do exposés on how prisoners have better food than our children at public schools. It wasn’t anybody’s fault, it really wasn’t. There’s no hard feelings.”

A representative from the doctors put out this statement, “”Jillian has contributed greatly to our show this season, and we value her talent and insight as she has inspired countless people to improve their lives. Although it wasn’t the fit we both hoped for, our original four doctors will continue to provide our audience with the gold standard medical content we’ve delivered since our show’s inception. Jillian will always be a part of ‘The Doctors’ family.”

Michaels is releasing a kickboxing-themed DVD, “Kickbox Fastfix,” in March, and will continue to make appearances as a fitness expert on “Dr. Phil.”

To this I say, “THANK GOD.” I never saw the doctor’s show, but from the clips I saw I always saw this as a waste of Jillian’s talent. I think another network should snatch her up and start a competitor to the biggest loser that is more euducational, and much less about product placement and all the other things that Jillian hated about the Biggest Loser.

Will this mean she is returning to Loser? Well the rating are down 30%.  The last premiere was the  lowest-rated spring premiere for the series so far. Her rep said, “Never say never.” (She did leave once and come back in the past).