The talker is cleared in 95% of the U.S. on stations from groups including Fox Television Stations, Nexstar, Sinclair, Hearst, Gray and Scripps.
Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury promotes Emmy-winning producer Fernita Wynn to executive producer and showrunner, with Joelle Dawson-Calia upped to EP, Siobhan Schanda and Dan Fitzpatrick to co-EPs. Pictured (l-r): Siobhan Schanda, Fernita Wynn, Jawn Murray, Sherri Shepherd, Joelle Dawson-Calia, Dan Ftizpatrick (Andrew Werner photo)
The freshman talker hosted by actress, comedian and Daytime Emmy-winning co-host of The View, Sherri Shepherd, gains a long-term extension from its anchor station group.
The syndicated daytime talk show landscape has seen some big changes since the ending of shows from veterans Ellen DeGeneres and Wendy Williams earlier this year. Among the new shows that have launched this fall, there’s a clear winner: Denmar-Mercury’s Sherri.
Karamo, Sherri and The Jennifer Hudson Show are some of the new kids on the block, but they’re returning to the genre’s roots.
What veteran TV executive Frank Cicha terms daytime’s “re-rack” has created openings for The Jennifer Hudson Show and Sherri, with Sherri Shepherd, both debuting Monday, and Karamo with Karamo Brown of Queer Eye fame, starting Sept. 19. They are joining a daytime lineup that includes continuing talk-variety series The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, Tamron Hall and ratings leaders The View, Dr. Phil and Live with Kelly and Ryan.
Exclusives
Sherri Shepherd will launch Sherri in September, but don’t expect her to do The Wendy Williams Show — not exactly, anyway.
The new syndicated show from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury sees clearances soar past 97% of U.S.
The New York-based daily talk show with Sherri Shepherd, the actress, comedian, best-selling author and daytime Emmy winner as longtime co-host of The View, will take over the Fox O&O time slots currently held by Debmar-Mercury’s The Wendy Williams Show.
