‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Producer Promises Music – Just Not How You Might Expect (Fall TV Preview)

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yes, she’s an EGOT) Jennifer Hudson heads to daytime television on Monday, with the launch of “The Jennifer Hudson” show. And according to Andy Lassner, one of the show’s executive producers, what the “American Idol” alum brings to her take on talk TV is a universal relatability.“I think what’s important with her is that she appeals to everybody, because she has a story of perseverance,” Lassner, who spoke to TheWrap on behalf of the EP team that also includes Mary Connelly and Corey Palent for our Fall TV Preview, said. “There’s something about her that no matter how you know her, you root for her. … Jennifer Hudson is someone that the public roots for.

They want to watch her succeed.”And they’ll be able to keep doing so when Hudson’s show launches this coming Monday with a reunion for the singer/actress/host who will sit down to interview her first guest – original “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell.

It’ll be the first time the pair have sat down together for a conversation since she exited “Idol” in seventh place during Season 3 in 2007.“I think it was a very full circle moment for her, because, I think in a lot of ways, a lot of people somehow saw that as like ‘mean Simon,’ and I think you’d be surprised to know – without giving too much away – there’s a lot of gratitude there,” Lassner, a former EP for “Ellen,” shared. “He’s the first person that she interacted with in a very public way; he gave her real direction, which by the way, was good direction in some ways and in other ways, maybe not.

But whatever it is, it motivated her and it helped her.”Launching on Fox Television Stations, Hearst Television, Sinclair Broadcast Group, TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group, Scripps Media and Gray Media Group among others, “The.