From Kelly Clarkson to Drew Barrymore, Why Daytime Talk Shows Are Making a Comeback

How big of a deal was Kelly Clarkson’s strong debut as a daytime talk show host last season? Even her competitors are celebrating the former “American Idol” contestant’s success in syndication. Clarkson, whose self-titled show is distributed by NBCUniversal, last fall had the best debut since 2012 for a daytime talker, but she wasn’t the only daytime host to have a good freshman year. Former “Today” host Tamron Hall also experienced high ratings in her first year and the space is set to get a new entrant on Monday when Drew Barrymore premieres her own self-titled show on CBS stations. Nick Cannon will also launch his own talk show on Fox stations next fall. “Kelly, coming out a year ago and doing well, I think that’s a good thing for us,” Steven LoCasio, president of CBS Television Distribution, told TheWrap. “Because it just shows that the right format and the right host will work.” Also Read: 'The Drew Barrymore Show' Premiere Will Be a 'Charlie's Angels' and '50 First Dates' Reunion It was only a few years ago that the daytime talk show space appeared to be running out of steam. Since the days of “Oprah” and “Dr. Phil,” the...

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