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EXCLUSIVE: Mary Connelly will be departing as executive producer and co-showrunner of The Jennifer Hudson Show at the end of daytime syndicated talk show’s current second season. The daytime veteran is leaving The Jennifer Hudson Show‘s producer Warner Bros. Unscripted Television/Telepictures, her studio home of more than two decades, to pursue new projects. She made the announcement to the show’s staff and crew earlier today.

Freshman syndicated daytime talkers The Jennifer Hudson Show and Sherri Shepherd’s Sherri both will be back for new seasons. The Jennifer Hudson Show has been renewed for a second season and Sherri has been picked up for two more years through the 2024-25 season. Both shows are anchored by Fox Television Stations.

The Roku Channel has now become the exclusive AVOD streaming home for The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic On the first episode of Jennifer Hudson’s new talk show, guest Simon Cowell was very gently criticizing the series “American Idol,” on which he had been a judge and Hudson had been a contestant. Remarking how he found the producers’ assignment for her to sing a Barry Manilow song (which she did the week she was sent home) to be unfair to her and outdated, Cowell generated the first semblance of real heat on the episode. Here was something, perhaps, with the frisson and excitement of real conversation. Hudson let it sit there, allowing a couple moments of silence before remarking “Simon being Simon,” then trailing off. This first episode began with a run-through of Hudson’s career achievements: From the sorrow of her “Idol” elimination during Barry Manilow Week to her casting in “Dreamgirls,” for which she would win an acting Oscar, to her successful recording career. Hudson has won all four major entertainment awards — an EGOT, which speaks to the somewhat mythic place she occupies in the celebrity landscape: The recipient of a second chance whose unabashedly showy voice couldn’t be constrained by a reality-show loss.

Simon Cowell — together with Magic Johnson, Hannah Waddingham and Viola Davis — will help Jennifer Hudson launch her eponymous talk show.

Jennifer Hudson is ready to add a new title to her long list of accomplishments — daytime talk show host. The 40-year-old will officially make her pivot to host when her eponymous show debuts on Sept.

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Jennifer Hudson will experiencing a blast from her past with the first guest on her upcoming talk show, “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” She’s recruited former “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell.The show announced the news on Friday, revealing this will be their first sit-down conversation since she competed on Season 7 of the show back in 2008. Hudson took third, but followed up the show by winning an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony, giving her EGOT status.Hudson will also celebrate her 41st birthday on Sept.

EJ Panaligan editorWarner Bros. released a new promo for “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” the upcoming daytime talk show fronted by the youngest female EGOT winner, which is set to premiere on September 12.The series will feature celebrity interviews, topical stories, community heroes, viral sensations and music.

Jennifer Hudson is counting down the days until her new talk show premieres!

Jennifer Hudson is coming to a TV screen near you! On Wednesday, the newly minted EGOT revealed a new look at her upcoming daytime talk show, . As Hudson said in the sneak peek, «It's go time, people!» «We all have a story to tell. We all want to find our light and let it shine,» the orange-clad hostess said in the new preview.

Jennifer Hudson is coming to a TV screen near you! On Thursday, the newly minted EGOT revealed the first look at her upcoming daytime talk show, . «I've lived a lot of life and I'm still here. Now it's time to sit down and have some fun, I want to talk to somebody,» the former American Idol star says in the brief video. «Nothing makes me happier than to see everybody shine and know that they have a light within them.

Jennifer Hudson is coming to a TV screen near you! On Thursday, the newly minted EGOT revealed the premiere date for her upcoming daytime talk show, . Having been cleared in more than 95% of the country, the show is officially heading into national syndication this fall. The series will debut on Sept.

The new talk show from Jennifer Hudson is almost here.

The Jennifer Hudson Show has an official debut date, plus additional details about the show were also just released.

EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson is ready to vie for her second Daytime Emmy. Her eponymous talk show that’s launching this fall has been cleared in over 95% of the U.S. by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentAs if Jennifer Hudson’s week can’t get any better, the newly-minted EGOT is about to add another title to her resumé: talk show host.Hudson’s upcoming show, titled “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” has been cleared in more than 95% of the country, now officially heading into national syndication this fall. The series will debut on Sept. 12 on the Fox TV stations as its core station group.Hudson’s show hails from Warner Bros., the same studio that was behind “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which just closed its curtain after 19 years on the air.

Ellen DeGeneres is enjoying some downtime following the final episode of her long-running talk show, . Ellen was spotted vacationing in Morocco with her wife, Portia de Rossi.

Jennifer Hudson, 40, is getting the talk show treatment. News broke on Wednesday, March 2 that The Jennifer Hudson Show will premiere in Fall 2022 on Fox Television Stations following the end of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Jennifer’s daytime show will be one-hour long, according to Variety, and will come from Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Ellen production company Telepictures. The test show was reportedly shot in November 2021 with Ellen executive producers Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly as showrunners.

Jennifer Hudson is coming to daytime this fall with the launch of “The Jennifer Hudson Show” on Fox Television Stations.While the new one-hour talker is not technically Warner Bros. TV’s replacement for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which is coming to an end this year, Hudson’s show is positioned to be the studio’s new flagship daytime talk show once DeGeneres has said her final goodbye after a 19-season run.As Variety first reported in November, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” also comes from “Ellen” production company Telepictures.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla NBC and Ellen DeGeneres will not be teaming up again for another season of fun and games. “Ellen’s Game of Games,” which has aired on the network for four seasons, has been canceled, Variety has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres’ game show Ellen’s Game of Games is not coming back to NBC.

With Ellen Degeneres’ long-time talk show coming to an end, many have questioned who will fill her shoes.

Jennifer Hudson might become the next queen of daytime TV!

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” workers will receive several new perks following ongoing claims it’s been a “toxic” place to work, it’s been reported.

Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and Jonathan Norman have parted ways withThe Ellen DeGeneres Show asWarnerMedia continues to investigatethe daytime show following reports of a toxic workplace, a spokesperson for WarnerMedia confirmed. Top executive producers Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner will remain at the talk show despite claims leveled in BuzzFeed News stories of "day-to-day toxicity" fostered by supervisors.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show in response to both past and present staff allegations of “racism and intimidation” on set.According to Variety, a Warner Bros. spokeswoman confirmed that executive producers Ed Glavin, Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman have “parted ways” with the show.

Three executive producers are out at "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" after accusations of sexual misconduct and fostering a poor work environment. A spokesperson for Warner Bros.

 are out amid a workplace investigation at the daytime talk show. Executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman and co-executive producer Jonathan Norman have parted ways with the program, a spokesperson for Warner Bros.

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has made changes to its top management after reports of problems in the workplace.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show is shaking up its top producing ranks following allegations of toxic workplace environment, which triggered an investigation by WarnerMedia.Gone are Ellen executive producers Ed Glavin and Kevin Leman as well as co-executive producer Jonathan Norman, Deadline has confirmed.

Three producers from The Ellen DeGeneres Show were let go and will no longer be affiliated with the talk show, Variety reports.

The producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show held a meeting with staff on Monday (August 3) and they assured employees that Ellen DeGeneres is “not giving up” on the show.

Brad Garrett has lashed out at Ellen DeGeneres on Twitter. One current and 10 former employees of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' recently came forward to accuse the show's three executive producers - Ed Glavin, Mary Connelly and Andy Lassner - of "bullying" and Ellen issued an apology to staff who felt they were not "treated with respect".

producers are speaking out after former employees claimed the show had a «toxic work environment.» In a statement given to ET on Friday, Mary Connelly, Ed Glavin and Andy Lassner, executive producers of Ellen DeGeneres' daytime talk show, expressed their regret over the former employees' experience on the set.«Over the course of nearly two decades, 3,000 episodes, and employing over 1000 staff members, we have strived to create an open, safe, and inclusive work environment.

Ellen DeGeneres bosses have released a statement after Buzzfeed News published a story claiming there was a “toxic” work environment on the show.