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The Drew Barrymore Show is returning for a second go-round. Producer and distributor CBS Media Ventures said Wednesday that the syndicated daytime series has been renewed for a second season. "Launching a daily syndicated show during a pandemic was a challenge no daytime show has ever had to face, but Drew and…

The promo for Drew Barrymore’s new syndicated daytime talk show has viewers seeing double. In the newly released teaser for The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress sits down with a younger version of herself in a late-night show setup. The promo takes footage from Barrymore’s 1982 appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnn…

Drew Barrymore’s new one-hour nationally syndicated daytime show will kick off with a digital line-up ahead of its broadcast premiere on Monday, September 14. The digital rollout includes docuseries The Making Of The Drew Barrymore Show, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a daytime show during an unprecedented…

Saban Films has secured the North American distribution rights to The Stand-In, the Jamie Babbit-directed comedy starring Drew Barrymore in duel roles alongside Michael Zegen, Ellie Kemper, T.J. Miller, and Emmy award winner Holland Taylor. The pic was an official selection of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival Written…

Veteran producer Jason Kurtz has joined Drew Barrymore’s new syndicated daytime talk show from CBS Television Distribution as executive producer. Kurtz also will serve as showrunner of the show, set to debut this fall on local television stations. The Drew Barrymore Show has been sold to all major station groups in…

CBS Television Distribution says it has cleared The Drew Barrymore Show in 85% of the U.S. Steve LoCascio, Chief Operating Officer of CTD, made the announcement on Day 1 of NATPE. The daytime talk show, whose exact format has not yet been set, will launch nationwide in fall 2020. It joins a new entry hosted by Nick…

The 57th annual NATPE conference — the 10th edition held in Miami — will unfold January 21 to 23 with the syndication business experiencing an upswing. While ratings are not what they used to be, renewals of major 2019 talk debuts for Kelly Clarkson and Tamron Hall have restored confidence in the sector’s core…

EXCLUSIVE: Entertainment One is expanding its presence in the young adult space, signing a first-look deal with The Mother Company, a family-focused media company that creates premium cross-platform content. The companies have set their first two projects under the pact, one based on Howard Wallace, PI, the first book…

CBS Television Distribution is moving ahead with a syndicated daytime talk show hosted by actress Drew Barrymore, which is on track for a fall 2020 launch. The CBS Television Stations, which  represent 38% of the U.S., have signed on as an anchor station group to launch the new show. That includes flagships WCBS-TV in…

Drew Barrymore is taking another stab at daytime television. The actress is shooting a pilot for a potential syndicated daytime talk show this week in New York, we hear. Barrymore also would be an executive producer on the show for CBS TV Distribution, which would be under consideration for the 2020-21 season if it…

There will be no fourth season for Netflix’s dark comedy Santa Clarita Diet as the streaming giant has opted to cancel the series starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. The news comes almost a month after the March 29 release of the show’s third season. Santa Clarita Diet is the latest Netflix series canceled…

For those who gripe that eating out can cost and arm and a leg, consider the Santa Clarita Diet — in which dining at home can cost an arm. Someone else’s arm. Netflix today announced a March 29 premiere date for Season 3 of its kinda-culinary dark comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. Watch the tasty…