As far as talk shows go, this is probably towards the bottom of the pile, but then I don't think it was developed as a medium for curing the ills of society. Instead, it exploits trash culture and provides some great guilty pleasure fun. The show is so bad that it's obviously meant to be that way.
And it didn't hurt that at least one show per week was devoted to "13 year old girls obsessed with sex".
And it didn't hurt that at least one show per week was devoted to "13 year old girls obsessed with sex".