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Jerry Springer to host GSN dating game show

By April MacIntyre Mar 24, 2010, 6:11 GMT

Jerry Springer - "America\'s Got Talent Live" After Party - Arrivals - Planet Hollywood Casino Resort - Las Vegas, NV, USA © PRN / PR Photos

Born in the London Tube, America's favorite three ring-circus ref Jerry Springer is reinventing himself again, this time as host of a dating game series.

"Baggage," debuting next month on the Game Show Network, will be Springer's new home where contestants have to reveal their faults and foibles to their intended.

Players will carry suitcases onstage to represent the baggage they'll confess to and defend, GSN said Tuesday. Among the planned suitors: a shoplifter, a woman who gets advice from psychics and a control freak.

Springer called "Baggage" a family friendly show that's "just fun and lighthearted. There's no life-changing issues."

"I'm like the crazy old uncle," he said. "People feel comfortable telling me their secrets, that I won't be judgmental."

Springer, 66, recently served as a host on "America's Got Talent," and was replaced by Nick Cannon.

He tapped his feet on "Dancing With the Stars" and had a Broadway turn last year in the musical "Chicago."

The half-hour series debuts April 19. It will air at 6:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.