Kelly Clarkson Prepping Talk Show
• Coming off a well-received debut season as a coach on NBC’s The Voice, America’s Sweetheart Kelly Clarkson is filming a pilot for a syndicated daytime talk show, sources confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. A network is not yet attached, but the project is being eyed for a fall 2019 debut via producers NBCUniversal Television Distribution. The series could be sold to TV stations in syndication or air on another platform — or perhaps a combination of both.
The Reporter story notes that the syndication market has a few holes in it heading into the fall as Harry Connick Jr.‘s show, Harry will end its run this in September after two seasons. Clarkson becomes the latest new face to potentially enter the syndication market, joining RuPaul, who is developing a syndicated talk show via Telepictures.
Since winning the first season of American Idol, the Grammy-winning Ms. Clarkson has released eight albums and sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. She most recently hosted the 2018 Billboard Music Awards and will return to her coach’s chair on The Voice this season as part of a larger talent deal with NBC.
