Jennifer Hudson’s Talk Show Set To Launch In September

Well, this has been a GREAT year for Jennifer Hudson so far. After learning the singer, actress, and producer earned EGOT status after winning a Tony award over the weekend, a premiere date for Hudson’s upcoming talk show has been revealed.

The Jennifer Hudson Show will debut on Sept. 12 on the Fox TV stations as its core station group.

Hudson’s Show will be coming out of Warner Bros, the same studio that housed Ellen Degeneres’ show. She will also be using Ellen team in the production. 

Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Corey Palent — all executive producers from Ellen who had been with the show since its start in 2003 — will serve as showrunners on The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Hudson will also serve as an executive producer on her show. 

Mike Darnell, President of Warner Bros, said he first met Hudson when she was a contestant on American Idol. At the time, he was the head of reality programming at Fox and oversaw the singing competition show at the network.

He told Variety, “I knew who she was, and she’s still a Chicago native who is down to earth, authentic, easygoing and funny as hell,” Darnell said. “I knew we could translate that into a talk show.”

The executive also gave the superstar rave reviews for her hosting chops. “We did the pilot and I’ve got to tell you, she was great,” Darnell said. “I had not experienced that since I’ve been here.”
We can’t wait to see it!