Dr. Phil McGraw's Merit Street Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and sued former partner Trinity Broadcasting Network.

The celebrity psychologist's network, Merit Street Media, has blamed a distribution partner for its recent bankruptcy filing.

Dr Phil’s anti-woke TV network and streaming service has filed for bankruptcy just over a year after launching. The TV doctor, real name Phil McGraw, launched Merit Street Media in April 2024 with the ambition for it to become “one of the most widely distributed startup networks in modern history.”