The Kelly Clarkson Show

The program's press release states that "In her new daytime talk show, Kelly Clarkson uses her gift of connection to bring viewers something new: a fun, energetic show that breaks with tradition. In each episode audiences will experience an hour full of remarkable stories, celebrity guests, spontaneous surprises, humor, heart and, of course, good music. It's like a weekday brunch party with a fascinating guest list of people who would otherwise never meet." In her Kellyoke segment, Clarkson usually performs a cover song in each episode. In 2022, she and her band My Band Y'All released an EP of covers called Kellyoke. The band is directed by pianist Jason Halbert and features vocal director and singer Jessi Collins, guitarist Jaco Caraco, bassist Joe Ayoub, and drummer Lester Estelle II. ==Episodes==

in 2018 Paul Telegdy, who was NBCUniversal's president of Alternative Programming, had originally scouted Clarkson to serve as a mentor—and later a coach—on NBC's music competition series The Voice. As part of a corporate restructuring, Telegdy additionally became the head of NBCUniversal's syndication division in late 2016. Despite being reluctant at first, Clarkson accepted the offer for the series in an effort to "connect with people, play games, music and find ways to help or give back to communities/organizations." She also sought advice from fellow talk show hosts Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres, and fellow The Voice coach Blake Shelton. Celebrities such as Josh Groban, Terry Crews, and Chloë Grace Moretz were reported to have participated as her guests on the pilot. She is also accompanied by her touring band for her musical performances in the program, which includes a barn-like studio as a reflection to her "country roots". On September 19, 2018, NBC Owned Television Stations announced that it had picked up the program; it replaced Steve Harvey's eponymous talk show on most NBC owned-and-operated stations, with a number of stations owned by E. W. Scripps Company likewise using it as a replacement for that station group's Pickler & Ben. Alex Duda, previously a showrunner of The Tyra Banks Show and Harvey's 2012–2017 talk show, was commissioned to be the program's executive producer. In November 2019, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 21, 2020. Midway through the first season, production on the show was suspended on March 13, 2020, after the World Health Organization announced the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The show resumed production in April of the same year, with multiple episodes being recorded from Clarkson's home in Montana, then later at her Southern California home. The show continued in production for its first season into August, when traditionally, most syndicated talk shows are dark. Clarkson returned to studio-shot shows in September 2020, with a virtual studio audience. On December 15, 2020, the show was renewed for its third and fourth seasons through 2023. The third season premiered on September 13, 2021. The new season marked the return of the live studio audience. The first week of shows for the third season were taped in New York City. The fourth season premiered on September 12, 2022. On November 7, 2022, the show was renewed for its fifth and sixth seasons through 2025. The show was renewed for a seventh season on December 15, 2024. Production was suspended in May 2023 due to the Writers Guild of America strike, but there was still an inventory of new episodes that had not yet been aired. That month, it was announced that The Kelly Clarkson Show would re-locate from the Universal City Studios in Los Angeles to the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan for its fifth season, moving to Studio 6-A at NBC Studios. Clarkson cited a desire to move the show to the East Coast so that she could be closer to her family in North Carolina, as well as her interest in Broadway theater. The move also takes advantage of new film tax credits for relocated productions introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul. Delayed to adjust for the end of the Writers Guild of America strike to allow the return of writers and to build out the new set (unlike her fellow daytime brethren, Clarkson had not announced a return to production until after the strike's settlement), the fifth season premiered on October 16, 2023. The sixth season premiered on September 23, 2024. The seventh season premiered on September 29, 2025. On February 2, 2026, Clarkson announced the seventh season would be the show's last, citing a desire to focus on more time with her family. New episodes will continue to air through fall 2026. ==Broadcast==

The Kelly Clarkson Show was picked up in virtually all U.S. television markets prior to its premiere, with the NBC Owned Television Stations serving as its primary affiliate base; its premiere achieved the largest audience share in metered markets for a newly-premiering syndicated series since 2012. In Canada, The Kelly Clarkson Show was picked up by Citytv. In Australia, The Kelly Clarkson Show was acquired by the Seven Network's 7Bravo (a local iteration of the NBCUniversal cable network) as part of its launch programming in January 2023. ==Kellyoke==

"Kellyoke" is a cold open segment which opens each episode of the show. Clarkson and her band perform various cover songs (adjusted slightly for time) that are either requested by fans or studio audience members, are a standard or favorite song of that day's lead guest (usually a musical performer themselves, which may be their own song), or are originally by artists who inspired her personally. She has performed songs by artists such as Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, the Chicks and Nat King Cole, among many others. The segment occasionally uses previous or taped performances on taping days where Clarkson is either unavailable to perform a song or is on vocal rest due to illness, or to preserve her voice for other commitments. "Cameo-oke" covers were introduced in the sixth season, with musical guests performing at the beginning of the show. ==Segments==

• Kellyoke/Cameo-oke guest: Opening Songs • Guests: Movie/TV Shows • With or Without Musical Guests • What I’m Liking: Social Media at the conclusion of daily broadcast ==Reception==

Ratings On its pilot week, The Kelly Clarkson Show premiered with over 2.6 million viewers and a 1.6 household rating according to Nielsen Media Research—the best premiere rating for a new first-run syndicated program since Katie in 2012. A month after the show aired, Nielsen data stated that the show gained 1.9 million average viewers per episode and became the fourth most watched daytime talk shows. The New York Times reported in September 2021 that the show was drawing an average daily audience of 1.3 million viewers. In December 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that the second season has 1.6 million average daily viewers and has the youngest audience among the top four daytime shows. Controversy In a Rolling Stone article published on May 12, 2023, former employees of the show spoke of mistreatment and favoritism from producers, stressing the fact that they were overworked, underpaid, and that working at the show was traumatizing to their mental health, which leads to the conclusion where they described The Kelly Clarkson Show as a toxic environment. Staffers said that "Clarkson was likely unaware of the alleged mistreatment" with one describing her as "fantastic." Soon after, Clarkson posted a public statement on her social media accounts taking responsibility and calling the allegations and hostility 'unacceptable', and that she, along with much of the executive staff, would undergo training and refuse to allow those who abused their power to make the move to New York. Accolades ==Notes==