Drew Barrymore And Other Daytime Shows Halt Restart

TV & Film

Sep 20

While the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike and the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strike continue, many productions have been halted in compliance with the rules. Amidst this, controversy arose when several daytime talk show hosts announced their intentions to resume program production. Some of these daytime show hosts have changed their tune, however, responding to the backlash and reconsidering their actions.

Drew Barrymore hosts The Drew Barrymore Show and had previously made the announcement that the show would be returning with no writers, in compliance with WGA rules; this did not go over well overall. The host took to Instagram, describing the daytime show’s new intentions, “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over.”

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She acknowledged the impact of what the original announcement caused, explaining, “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. We really tried to find our way forward. And I truly hope for a resolution for the entire industry very soon.” The show will reportedly air reruns for the remainder of the strike.

Jennifer Hudson, the host of The Jennifer Hudson Show, has also halted production for her namesake talk show, according to Variety. The show pushed back its premier and production was halted; it had originally intended to keep production moving along without writers due to the strike. CBS’ The Talk will also have a pushed premiere date, following the new trend of holding out for the foreseeable future until the strikes are ended.

Not every show of this sort is considered a struck project. If the staff usually includes a WGA writer, a problem will arise as they have to kick them out. The View, however, does usually have WGA members on staff, triggering picketing action. Whether a production can continue to function on that front depends on the rules and how they apply to the cause. As long as the hosts do not discuss their content, SAG-AFTRA does allow daytime hosts and similar roles to continue hosting. The future of shows such as these will be known soon as the strikes continue.

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