Sherri Shepherd’s Talk Show Gets the Ax—Is Mercury Retrograde to Blame for Daytime TV’s Wild Shake-Up?
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So here we are again, watching another daytime talk show bid farewell just as Mercury retrogrades, throwing a cosmic wrench into communication—and apparently, television too. Debmar-Mercury, the Lionsgate-backed producers behind Sherri, have announced the show’s cancellation after four seasons. Now, Sherri Shepherd’s witty celebrity chats and cheeky pop culture riffs won’t be gracing our screens come fall, despite the show hitting a creative stride lately. It’s a tough pill to swallow, especially with the sun setting on The Kelly Clarkson Show just hours earlier. With the daytime talk landscape shifting faster than a Scorpio’s mood, and ad dollars drying up like a Leo’s patience, who knows where all these shows will land next? One thing’s certain—just like Uranus shaking up the zodiac, the talk show world is in for a wild ride. Buckle up. LEARN MORE
Another syndicated daytime talk show will end its run after this season.
Debmar-Mercury, the Lionsgate-owned syndicated TV production company, says that it is canceling Sherri, the talker hosted by Sherri Shepherd, after four seasons.
“This decision is driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production — which has found strong creative momentum this season — or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd,” said Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “We believe in this show and in Sherri and intend to explore alternatives for it on other platforms.”
Production on Sherri’s fourth season will continue as planned, with the final episodes slated to air this fall.
The news of Sherri’s cancellation came just hours after NBCUniversal announced plans to sunset The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons. As the Debmar-Mercury executives noted, the marketplace for daytime talk shows (and frankly, TV talk shows in general) has deteriorated in recent years amid pay-TV declines, a challenging advertising environment and fierce competition from video podcasts on platforms like YouTube.
While daytime talk show hosts were once some of the most prominent people in all of TV (just ask Oprah Winfrey or Ellen DeGeneres) the market has cooled off in recent years. It is not clear what other platforms the production company could pursue for the show or if it would retain its format.
Sherri debuted in 2022, with the comedian delivering celebrity interviews, pop culture talk and comedy bits typical of the genre. The show utilized the Fox TV stations as a primary affiliate partner in the major cities, with Nexstar, Hearst and Sinclair also picking it up in smaller markets.
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