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Barrymore's Show Leads Syndicated Talkers, 'Adam's Law' Tops New Series
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In Short: The Drew Barrymore Show returned with its highest-rated premiere ever, while 'Adam's Law' debuted as the top new syndicated strip.
The Drew Barrymore Show kicked off its sixth season on September 8 with its highest-rated premiere ever, averaging 1.8 million total viewers, placing it third among syndicated talk shows in households, total viewers, and women/adults 18-49/25-54.
Barrymore's show, known for its unique blend of humor and heartfelt conversations, also welcomed back Drew's Crew, a panel of experts including Ross Mathews, Valerie Bertinelli, Chris Appleton, Mikel Welch, Danny Seo, Pilar Valdes, and Zanna Roberts Rossi.
In an interview with Collider, Barrymore emphasized the show's focus on positivity and embracing imperfections, noting that the pandemic had pushed her to confront her self-doubts and fears.
Barrymore's approach to her show is distinctly different from other talk shows, as she uses it as a platform to share personal stories and advice, blending her past experiences as a child star with her current life as a mother.
The critically acclaimed show's success comes amid a diminished first-run syndication field, with The Kelly Clarkson Show ending its run in August and Sherri Shepherd's daytime talk show, Sherri, canceled in February.
In a recent episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, Barrymore shared a valuable life lesson learned from a difficult period in her life at age 13, emphasizing the importance of gratitude and resilience.
Meanwhile, the new court show 'Adam's Law,' produced by Judge Judy Sheindlin and featuring her son Judge Adam Levy, debuted as the top new syndicated strip.
'Adam's Law' takes a magical realism approach to the dating app-driven 'thank u, next' dilemma, exploring the question of how one knows when they've found the right person.
The show's success is particularly noteworthy given the limited number of new daytime talk shows this year, with most major players staying put and only a few hosting swaps and personnel changes.
NBCUniversal's decision to exit the first-run syndication business, announced in March, has further reduced the number of syndicated talk shows, with The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show now among the last remaining under the traditional syndication model.
What this adds
The show's emphasis on positivity and embracing imperfections sets it apart from other daytime talk shows, as noted by Barrymore in her interviews.
The return of Drew's Crew adds a diverse range of experts to the show, enhancing its appeal to viewers interested in fashion, food, lifestyle, beauty, design, and more.
Background
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made a strong case for the Heisman Trophy after a record-breaking performance against Iowa, declaring, "You've just got to let the Heisman voters or whoever it is know that I'm the best player in the country," according to ESPN.
Saturday Night Live's season 52 premiere with host Jalen Brunson was delayed in many areas due to a late college football game.
The Drew Barrymore Show is an Emmy-winning first-run syndicated American talk show hosted by actress Drew Barrymore. The show is distributed by CBS Media Ventures and debuted on September 14, 2020.
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems.
What's confirmed
- The Drew Barrymore Show Season 6 officially returns on September 8.
What's still developing
- Though many daytime talk shows keep the host as the central focus, Barrymore's show is a celebration of minds, which is why she's not returning alone.
- Having launched the show during the COVID-19 pandemic, Barrymore had previously noted that the pandemic was hard for her to be alone in the studio, she revealed how it's been a chance to push away her self-doubts and fears.
- After finally being confronted about it by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, who joked that it was "basically spooning," Barrymore said she feels "this magnetic pull" towards her guests.
- Typically, each fall, there may be new talk shows joining the usual slate of programming.
- Daytime soaps, game shows, and news programs aside, the daytime landscape maintains the same major players.
- No official premiere date has been revealed yet for The Kelly Clarkson Show or Karamo.
- Get in close, Drew Barrymore 's coming back sooner than you think!
- On top of the intimate interviews the titular host conducts, Drew's Crew keeps viewers in the loop of all things fashion, food, lifestyle, beauty, design, and more.
- If the first five seasons are any indication, Season 6 is destined to bring non-stop laughter, heart-to-hearts, and strolls down memory lane into viewers' homes every day.
- Barrymore has been hard at work preparing for the show.
- While some Hollywood personalities may be fearful of exposing the secrets of their beauty, Barrymore uses her talk show to share everything with her fans.
- And in March, NBCUniversal announced it was exiting the first-run syndication business all-together, with Access Hollywood and its offshoot Access Live, The Steve Wilkos Show and Karamo all ending.
Sources
- Colliderlink
- Deadlinelink
- Glamourlink
- Peoplelink
- TheWraplink
- WarpBeat — background on Smith Claims He's Best Player After Record Day link
- WarpBeat — background on SNL Season 52 Premiere Delayed Due to College Football link
- Wikipedia — background on The Drew Barrymore Show link
- Wikipedia — background on Adam link