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Drew Barrymore Announces Return of Her Talk Show

In spite of the writers’ and performers’ strikes, The Drew Barrymore Show will return to television sooner than planned. The WGA has announced that it would picket the show’s studios on Monday and Tuesday in protest.

Drew Barrymore said in a lengthy Instagram post that her daytime chat show would shortly start its fourth season, in compliance with the terms of the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. The Hollywood Reporter was informed by a Writers Guild representative that Drew is a strike-affected program and that union supporters will picket in front of Barrymore’s studios on Monday and Tuesday in New York City.

The spokesperson stated in the statement, “It has been off the air since the strike started on May 2nd but has now (unfortunately) decided to return without its writers.” Any strike-affected show that is still in production will continue to be picketed by the Guild for the duration of the strike.

The fourth season of Drew will debut on September 18. It is known that Drew is a WGA signatory and that the program would be created without the use of literary material, much like ABC’s The View.

On-strike writers not contributing to The Drew Barrymore show

According to a CBS Media Ventures spokeswoman who talked to THR, “The Drew Barrymore Show will not be performing any writing work covered by the WGA strike.”

In the opening of her Instagram post, Barrymore discussed her choice to skip hosting the MTV Film and TV Awards in May in support of the writers who had recently gone on strike.

“It had a direct conflict with what the strike was dealing with, which was studios, streamers, film, and television,” she stated in the post and caption. It was also the first week of the strike, so I acted as I at the time felt was proper to show support for the writers.

She made the point that season three of her program had already concluded before the strike, therefore it was never forced to be canceled. However, she is now consciously choosing to go back to work despite the writers’ and performers’ strikes because she believes that the show is “bigger than just me.”

I made this decision, Barrymore said. “We are in compliance with not discussing or promoting any type of struck film or television. In the middle of a pandemic, we went live. Our program was created for delicate occasions and has only ever succeeded by reflecting what the real world is experiencing right now.

The host cited the need to provide writers work and to entertain viewers during a trying period as the reason she wanted to come back to the talk program.

“I want to be there to provide what writers do so well, which is a way to bring us together or help us make sense of the human experience,” she said in closing. “I wish for everyone’s problems to be resolved as soon as possible. Ever since we initially started broadcasting, we have had challenges. So I move on to begin season 4 once more with a wise humility.

The majority of daytime talk shows are permitted to continue airing in accordance with WGA strike regulations because many of them do not use writers who are union members. The Drew Barrymore Show and The Talk are two outliers; both went dark at the beginning of the strike and are still broadcasting repeats, as are the late-night talk shows. Tamron Hall and Live With Kelly and Mark are two additional daytime programs that are airing original content. 

Contrary to the WGA, Drew will premiere its new season, but any actors who come as guests must follow SAG-AFTRA strike restrictions, which include not mentioning or supporting any striking projects.

Chris Appleton, a celebrity hairstylist, will join the show’s panel of lifestyle experts, which also includes news co-anchor Ross Mathews, interior designer Mikel Welch, chef Pilar Valdes, and sustainable living expert Danny Seo, in the upcoming season, according to a press release. The founder of The Menopause Bootcamp, Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, will appear in the new segment “Take Care Everywhere,” which will debut on the show. Other parts including Drew-Gooders, Design by Drew, and Cookbook Club will also return.

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