The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show is an American syndicated daytime talk show. Hosted by singer and actress Jennifer Hudson, the series premiered on September 12, 2022. Production In November 2021, Deadline reported that Warner Bros. Television was developing a syndicated talk show hosted by Jennifer Hudson for the 2022–23 television season. The series was being pitched as a spiritual replacement for The Ellen DeGeneres Show after its conclusion in 2022, with its executive producers Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly moving over to the new show. The series was officially announced in March 2022, with Fox Television Stations as one of its first major carriers. In June 2022, it was announced that The Jennifer Hudson Show would premiere on September 12, 2022, and that it had been cleared in 95% of the U.S. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. On September 17, 2023, one day prior to its second season premiere, it was announced production had been paused, and the premiere postponed, due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The second season premiered on October 2, 2023. The series carries over a number of elements and personnel from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, including its executive producers Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner, and Corey Palent. It is similarly filmed at Stage 1 at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, with parts of the former Ellen set having been reused or modified. Release The Jennifer Hudson Show premiered on September 12, 2022 (which was also Hudson's 41st birthday); notable guests during its first week of shows included: Simon Cowell, Mickey Guyton, Hannah Waddingham, and Viola Davis. The premiere received a Nielsen rating of 0.7/4.