‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Canceled, 3rd Talk Show to Announce End This Week

It looks like Jennifer Hudson will be joining Kelly Clarkson and Sherri Shepherd as according to a new report, her talk show, “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” is the latest to be sent to the daytime TV graveyard.

via: Naughty But Nice

Sources tell Rob Shuter's Naughty But Nice Substack that The Jennifer Hudson Show has been cancelled, with Jennifer Hudson and senior staff now informed this is the last, final season. No extensions. No retools. It’s over.

“Jennifer is heartbroken,” one insider reveals. “She really believed in this show.”

Behind the scenes, emotions are raw. Staffers are said to be devastated, and Hudson—who poured her heart into building a warm, joyful brand—is struggling with the abrupt end. “This wasn’t her choice,” another source adds. “She wanted to keep going.”

And she’s not alone.

The daytime purge continues with Sherri, hosted by Sherri Shepherd, also officially ending its run in fall 2026 after four seasons. Meanwhile, The Kelly Clarkson Show has quietly been cancelled as well, sources confirm.

“The economics just don’t work anymore,” a network insider explains. “Daytime talk is collapsing fast.”

What’s left standing? Very few chairs—and a lot of broken hearts.

Jennifer’s exit is especially painful for fans who embraced her authenticity and warmth. “She gave it everything,” a source says. “That’s why this hurts so much.”

One era is ending, another already gone.

UPDATED: Sources close to the show are fighting back — but they’re drawing a careful line.

Insiders insist it is inaccurate to say The Jennifer Hudson Show has been canceled, stressing the series is still in production. That said, they cannot say the show is coming back, and no renewal has been confirmed.

Yes, demo ratings show year-over-year growth, and the show is a social-media powerhouse. But sources privately admit that solid demos and strong digital performance are not be enough to secure a return in today’s unforgiving daytime TV climate. The pushback is real — the verdict is not.