WGA Deal: How Quickly Will Sidelined Daytime Talk Shows Like ‘Drew Barrymore’, ‘Jennifer Hudson’ & ‘The Talk’ Return
deadline.comThe 2023-24 television season started without several of the most prominent daytime talk shows: the syndicated The Drew Barrymore Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Kelly Clarkson Show and CBS’ The Talk.
They are now expected to return for new seasons by the second week of October. The Kelly Clarkson Show‘s delay was attributed to the program moving from Los Angeles to New York, which required the building of a new set.
Meanwhile, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show and The Talk postponed their September 18 season premieres amid backlash and picketing by the WGA as the three programs, along with The Kelly Clarkson Show, are guild signatories. (They each employ a couple of WGA writers, making them struck productions during a strike even after the shows said that they would return without writers.) With the writers and the studios reaching a tentative agreement tonight, the delayed daytime talkers are expected to return when the new contract is ratified by the WGA membership, which is expected within two weeks. (That is if the membership vote “yes,” which historically has been overwhelmingly the case.) It is possible for the shows to go back to production even sooner.
In tonight’s announcement, the WGA told members that they could be able to return to work during the ratification vote, before the new contract has been ratified.
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