The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show is an American daytime television variety talk show hosted by Kelly Clarkson. It is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and features Clarkson interviewing celebrities and segments about "everyday people".[2][3] Clarkson opens the program with "Kellyoke", a musical performance of a cover version of various songs requested by a member of her audience and ends with her participating in an activity with her guests.[4] "Kellyoke" classic was introduced in the third season, where Clarkson performs her own songs that were not released as singles.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Paul Telegdy
Joseph C. Terry
My Band Y'all
United States
English
5
826 (list of episodes)
- Kelly Clarkson
- Alex Duda[1]
Universal City, Los Angeles, California (2019–2023)
Studio 6A, NBC Studios, Manhattan, New York City (2023–present)
43 minutes
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
(season 1–2)
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
(season 2–present)
September 9, 2019 –
present
The series premiered on September 9, 2019, in first-run syndication, with NBC Owned Television Stations serving as its main affiliate base.[5] For the first four seasons, filming took place at the Universal Studios Lot in California. Starting in the fifth season, the show moved production to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan.[6] The fifth season premiered on October 16, 2023.
As of April 24, 2024, 826 episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show have aired.
The Kelly Clarkson Show has earned fifteen Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment and Outstanding Talk Show as well as Clarkson winning Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host in 2020, 2021, and 2022, and Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2023.
Concept[edit]
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."[7] Clarkson usually performs a cover song in each episode.
Broadcast[edit]
For its first season, The Kelly Clarkson Show was commissioned for broadcast in virtually all television markets in the United States, with the NBC Owned Television Stations serving as its primary affiliate base, along with the Citytv television system in Canada. The affiliate base also includes stations affiliated with other networks besides NBC.[24][25] On most NBC stations, it was initially positioned as a lead-in program to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, or as a centerpiece program leading into local afternoon newscasts. The series also airs the same day on Bravo as part of its overnight programming, while NBC stations and affiliates carrying The Kelly Clarkson Show also have the option to carry a late-night repeat in lieu of a network broadcast of NBC News Now's Top Story with Tom Llamas.[1]
In May 2021, the NBC Owned Television Stations group announced that the show would take over the timeslot of The Ellen DeGeneres Show on the ten NBC-owned stations that carry both programs, taking effect after Ellen final season reruns ended at the start of September 2022.[26]
Outside of North America, the Philippines' TAP TV, South Africa's M-Net West, Ireland's Virgin Media Two, and Singapore's Channel 5 carry the program. Starting on January 15, 2023, the show began airing in Australia on the new 7Bravo network.[27]
Kellyoke
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
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.[32] 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.[33] The New York Times reported in September 2021 that the show was drawing an average daily audience of 1.3 million viewers.[34] 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.[17] The fourth season of the show gained 1.37 million average daily viewers and ranked third among all syndicated daytime talk shows.[35]
Controversy[edit]
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."[36]
The night the allegations were issued, Clarkson posted a public statement on her social media accounts in which she said she was unaware of the situation, yet it is unacceptable. Furthermore, she assured that as the show makes its move to the East Coast, the best and kindest staff members will continue to be in place and that everyone in senior management positions, including Clarkson herself, will undergo management training to be the best versions of themselves and until the notion of toxicity is eradicated. Alex Duda who was at the center of many allegations remains on the show.[37][38]