Daytime television. At some point, we've all made fun, or even light, of it.
We've snickered at those watching soap operas daily. We've mocked people that go on court television shows to solve simple issues. Some of us even get pumped up from shows that incite emotions.
And, yes, we've even laughed sometimes at the former Queen of Daytime Talk, Oprah (perish the thought!).
For one University of Memphis student-athlete and her family, one daytime show was no laughing matter. The Doctors, an afternoon television show in its ninth season in 2017, gave Christian Novak her softball career back.