Heart surgeon and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz is now a political candidate vying for the US Senate as a Republican in Pennsylvania.
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Oz announced Monday that his eponymous talk show, now on its 13th season, will air its last episode on Jan. 14, 2022.
Television stations in Philadelphia, New York City and Cleveland that are seen in Pennsylvania had already taken The Dr. Oz Show off the air, for fear that the Federal Communications Commission's "equal time" rules would allow rival candidates to seek similar air time.
Sony Pictures confirmed that it will end the long-running show" next month, but did not cite Oz's candidacy in its announcement that his syndicated show will be replaced by its spinoff, The Good Dish, which is hosted by his daughter, Daphne Oz.
In announcing his run, Oz, a resident of New Jersey, joined an already crowded field of candidates seeking to replace Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican who is retiring. The race could determine whether Democrats retain their current majority control of the Senate in 2023.
