Renewal of 'Jennifer Hudson Show' brings light to daytime TV as two talk shows approach end
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Jennifer Hudson raised more then a few eyebrows in 2022 when she was close to realizing her dream — becoming a daytime talk show host.At the time, she had just become the youngest member of the small elite group of artists who are EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award — winners.She was also aware that the highly competitive daytime talk show arena had been a notorious minefield for several top stars, leading to quick failure.But she was unfazed.
Just days before the premiere of the “Jennifer Hudson Show,” she called it the perfect birthday present.“This is going to be such a gift,” she said near the set of the show at Warner Bros., which produces the series.
“If I were not working on my birthday, that is what I would be wishing for — performing on a stage or a platform ...I love a challenge ...
It is a difficult arena.You will always see me try.”The entertainer expressed even more excitement Thursday after her syndicated show was renewed for a fifth season, bringing some welcome sunlight to the afternoon landscape which has been shaken in the last several weeks by the upcoming departures of popular hosts Kelly Clarkson and Sherri Shepherd.
Television Kelly Clarkson has announced that her Daytime Emmy-winning talk show ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ will end after a seven-season run.Hudson and Drew Barrymore, who has hosted her own eponymous show since 2020, are now the sole survivors in the celebrity-oriented afternoon talk genre.(The talk show hosted by Tamron Hall is more focused on topical issues and trends.)Insiders say the continuing economic difficulties in Hollywood and the explosion of video podcasts hosted by stars such as Amy Poehler, Conan O’Brien, Dax Shepard and the “Smartless” trio consisting of actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes has substantially crippled the traditional daytime talk format.
Shock waves have resonated...