Jennifer Hudson on set of ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’.Photo: Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
TheJennifer HudsonShowhas pushed back its scheduled premiere date.
The second season of Hudson’s talk show was originally set to air on Monday but will hold off, PEOPLE has learned. A new date has not yet been announced. The decision comes amid growing backlash against talk shows given the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Varietywas the first to report the news.
The backlash began last week whenDrew Barrymoreannounced thatThe Drew Barrymore Showwouldbegin filming its new season despite the strike. At the time, she wrote on Instagram of the decision, “I own this choice.”
A representative from the show expressed “regret” over how the situation was handled in a statement shared with PEOPLE, and added that “Drew was completely unaware of the incident.”
Drew Barrymore at the 2023 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.Taylor Hill/WireImage
Taylor Hill/WireImage
After sharing a since-deleted tearful apology video on Instagram and attempting to explain her decision, Barrymore, 48, announced on Sunday thather show would pause production until the strike ended.
“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today,” the actress wrote in astatementshared on Instagram. “We really tried to find our way forward.”
Khloé Kardashian and Jennifer Hudson on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’.Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
On Sunday, PEOPLE also confirmed thatThe Talkwould bedelaying its season 14 premiere date.
“The Talkis pausing its season premiere scheduled for September 18,” CBS said in a statement to PEOPLE on Sunday. “We will continue to evaluate plans for a new launch date.”
After it was announced on Wednesday that the series would return amid the Hollywood strikes,Deadlinereported that WGA members began picketing outside the Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California, whereThe Talkand other CBS productions are filmed.
Jennifer Hudson and Kamala Harris on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’.Chris Millard/Warner Bros.
Hudson became emotional when it was first announced that her talk show would bereturning for a second seasonin January.
“I think this happens to all of us as adults. We’re so busy doing stuff that we never stop to think about ‘This is what I prayed for, this is what I wanted, it’s happening.’ And embrace it,” she said during the announcement. “Well, this is one of those moments.”
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She also applauded the fans, as well as the crew and staff ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show,who work “like nobody’s business” to pull the talk series together.
“I’m still processing the fact that Jennifer got a show!” she said.
source: people.com
