Drew has some news: “The Drew Barrymore Show” has been renewed for two seasons, keeping it on the air through 2028. That means the daytime talk strip will continue for a seventh and eighth season.
CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes the show, announced the renewal on Monday. The news comes during a challenging time for daily talk shows: In late night, CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will end in May; in daytime, NBCUniversal’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and Debmar-Mercury’s “Sherri” will be wrapping their runs by the end of the year. “Drew Barrymore” joins Warner Bros./Telepictures’ “Jennifer Hudson” in recently securing a renewal in daytime.
The “Drew Barrymore” renewal includes CBS-owned stations in key markets (including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago), as well as renewals on Nexstar and Sinclair outlets. According to CBS Media Ventures, “Drew Barrymore” has been given time slot upgrades in Seattle, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Charlotte, Baltimore, Kansas City and Cincinnati.
“Drew Barrymore” is helped by CBS synergy, as well as CBS Media Ventures’ strategy of distributing “The Drew Barrymore Show” as two half hours, which can be run as an hour block or split and paired with local news.
“Drew is the original influencer – a true trendsetter and culture-driving force who has consistently stayed ahead of the conversation,” said exec producer Jason Kurtz in a statement. The success of this show is rooted in the fact that Drew shows up as her unfiltered, authentic self every single day, continually challenging the conventions of daytime television and reimagining what the format can be in a multiplatform world.”
According to CBS Media Ventures, “The Drew Barrymore Show” is averaging 1.6 million viewers, making it the talker’s most-watched season. The show has started taking longform, audience-free interviews with guests and distributing them in two ways — as a broadcast edit and as an extended digital cut on the show’s YouTube channel.
“This show began as a space for intimate conversation, and we’re continuing to plant our flag as a truly multiplatform experience,” Barrymore said in a statement. “We live in a world where people discover content in so many different ways, and from the very start in 2020, our mission was to break the mold rather than conform to the traditional daytime landscape. I hold myself accountable to staying savvy about how and where this show is seen – feeding every corner that counts, while daring to just be myself and figure out life with others. My curiosity about people is what fuels me. I’m so excited to continue as I see this endeavor as an opportunity and a gift. Our show family is deeply grateful for the support of CBS and George Cheeks, who all helped us get here.”
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The show, which originates from New York, is exec produced by Barrymore and Kurtz.
From Variety US