The show has earned high ratings by GSN's standards; despite this, it has also received mixed critical reception.

[2] On July 26, 2010, GSN announced plans to renew the show for a second season, which began airing on August 16, 2010.

[4][5] The series began airing in syndication in the United States in September 2012,[6] becoming the first original program in the network's history to achieve such a feat.

The spin-off, entitled Baggage on the Road, follows an identical format to its predecessor while traveling to tape episodes in various U.S.

[7] Prior to the spin-off, a one-hour special entitled Baggage: Most Outrageous Moments aired on January 1, 2015, featuring highlights from the original series' run.

[7] The show quickly became a ratings success for GSN, becoming the highest-rated weekday series in the network's history.

[14] Despite earning respectable ratings by GSN's standards, Baggage received mixed critical reviews.

"[1] Additionally, Josef Adalian of The Wrap gave a negative pre-review of the show, calling it and Springer "GSN's latest bad idea.

"[15] In 2012, however, Baggage appeared in Entertainment Weekly as a "top guilty pleasure", and was also featured in the HBO television series Girls.

[16][17] Writing for Yahoo!, Gabrielle Rice called the series "very entertaining", and argued Springer to be "the perfect host for the show.

"[16][17] Additionally, Jordan Carr of The Awl titled his review, "Jerry Springer's Baggage Is The Greatest TV Show Ever.