As daytime TV shifts and competition thins, Drew Barrymore’s talk show secures a two-season renewal after its most-watched year yet.
In a daytime television landscape that’s steadily evolving, one show is gaining momentum instead of fading away. The Drew Barrymore Show has officially been renewed for two more seasons, ensuring the program will stay on air through the 2027–28 television season.
The renewal gives the show a clear path to its eighth season and reflects growing confidence from its broadcast partners. The program, hosted by actor and producer Drew Barrymore, is produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures and airs across stations owned by major broadcasters including CBS, Sinclair and Nexstar.
The decision follows the show’s strongest ratings performance since its debut in 2020. Despite a difficult climate for daytime talk programs, the series is currently averaging about 1.6 million daily viewers, its highest viewership to date.
Online, the show’s reach is also expanding, with roughly 14 million followers across social and digital platforms.
For Barrymore, the renewal signals more than just strong numbers. In a statement, she said the program has always aimed to create a space for open and personal conversations while adapting to how audiences now discover content.
From the beginning, she explained, the goal was to rethink the traditional daytime formula and connect with viewers wherever they are—on television, social media or streaming clips.
Barrymore described the continuation of the show as both an opportunity and a gift, adding that curiosity about people and real-life experiences is what drives the conversations at the heart of the program.
The timing of the renewal also highlights shifting dynamics in daytime television. The show joins The Jennifer Hudson Show, hosted by Jennifer Hudson, as one of the few syndicated talk programs recently locked in for future seasons.
Meanwhile, two other well-known entries in the space — The Kelly Clarkson Show hosted by Kelly Clarkson and Sherri hosted by Sherri Shepherd — are scheduled to end later this year, leaving fewer competitors in the daytime lineup.
CBS executives say that the Barrymore show will also receive upgraded time slots in several major TV markets next season, including Seattle and Minneapolis–St. Paul, which could further boost its reach.
Executive producer Jason Kurtz credits the show’s success to Barrymore’s on-screen personality. He described her as someone who approaches each episode with authenticity and openness, pushing the format beyond traditional talk-show rules.
Support from CBS leadership, including executive George Cheeks, helped bring the show to this point.
At a time when daytime television is shrinking and reinventing itself, Barrymore’s program appears to be doing both—growing its audience while redefining what a modern talk show can look like.
