1 of 2 | Sherri Shepherd attends an unveiling ceremony honoring her with the 2,827th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in 2025. File Photo by Greg Grudt/UPI | License Photo
The daytime chat programs Sherri and The Kelly Clarkson Show have been canceled.
“This decision is driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production — which has found strong creative momentum this season — or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus said in a joint statement to Variety Monday.
“We believe in this show and in Sherri and intend to explore alternatives for it on other platforms,” they added.
The last episodes of the syndicated show’s fourth and final season are expected to air this fall.
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“I am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for, all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us, all the fans who have supported the show, and to NBC for always being such a supportive and incredible partner,” Clarkson wrote on Instagram Monday.
“Because of all that, this has not been an easy decision — but this will be my last hosting TKCS,” she added. “Stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids, which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives.”
The show will have run for seven seasons by the time it wraps at the end of this year.
Clarkson went on to say that, although she is opting for a less intense work schedule, she expects to continue making music and occasionally appearing on The Voice.
Brandon Blackstock, Clarkson’s ex-husband, manager and the father of her two children, died of melanoma last August at the age of 48.
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Kelly Clarkson sings the national anthem during the United Day of Service Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2002. The week before, Clarkson won the first season of “American Idol,” catapulting her career in music. Photo by John Gillis/UPI | License Photo
