Kelly Clarkson’s daytime show is expected to end after this season

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By Carlos Greer
Published Jan. 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m. ET

It’s looking like it may be the end of the road for Kelly Clarkson’s eponymous daytime talk show.

Multiple sources tell Page Six that the singer turned TV host will be calling it quits after this season.

One insider described her pending exit from daytime as “definite” while another said it’s “likely that it will not go on.”

“[Her show] is a lot to put on, and looking at the landscape across daytime television, it’s not sustainable anymore,” they said.

Rumors swirled last year that former “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb was on the verge of replacing Clarkson amid her sudden exit from her hosting gig on NBC’s flagship morning show. And there was buzz that the singer wanted out, with NBC insiders telling The Post there was a long list of names, including Kotb, being floated to replace her.

But another insider told us that nothing’s been decided either way. They acknowledged there’s ongoing buzz around the halls of 30 Rock about its future, but said, “People are jumping the gun. Nothing is definite yet, and it’s a still a long season,” they added.

Multiple sources previously told Page Six Clarkson was looking to exit her talk show when her contract expires this year. At the time, Clarkson had been absent from her show, which we learned was due to caring for her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, who passed away at 48 in August after a private battle with melanoma.

She and Blackstock, whom she divorced in 2022 after nearly a decade of marriage, have children River Rose, 11, and Remington “Remy” Alexander, 9.

Clarkson’s focus has been on parenting and helping her children cope since their father’s death.

Clarkson participated in a fan Q&A session at the top of the year, where she revealed her favorite time of day is bedtime, when she gets to cuddle with her kids. “There’s been a lot for our family recently, and so I have allowed my kids to sleep with me quite a bit. So, it’s my two dogs, my kids and me. It’s a lot,” she said.

“It’s been really special, though. The conversations you have during that time are pretty cute. So that’s probably my favorite time of day,” she added.

A rep for Clarkson and her talk show did not comment.

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"The Kelly Clarkson Show" is not Planning to End after Current Season
by Emlyn Travis
January 26, 2026


A representative for "The Kelly Clarkson Show" confirms to Entertainment Weekly that — despite a recent wave of online speculation — there are no plans for the series to wrap at the end of its current seventh season.

“Rumor!” they wrote, before noting that the program’s producer and distributor NBC “will advise directly if there is a show update.”

They added, “We are not even halfway through season 7!”

https://ew.com/the-kelly-clarkson-sh...-says-11892871

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"The Kelly Clarkson Show" to End after 7 Seasons
by Nellie Andreeva
February 2, 2026


NBCUniversal’s syndicated daytime talker "The Kelly Clarkson Show" will end its run after the current seventh season. The announcement, which was shared with the show’s staff and crew, ends weeks of speculation about its future.

Clarkson, whose contract was believed to be up at the end of Season 7, had been rumored to depart. She has now made the official decision to step away from hosting the talk show.

It comes after a difficult year for Clarkson who took a leave of absence last spring to be with her children as their father was undergoing cancer treatment. He died last August.




“I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at The Kelly Clarkson Show, both in Los Angeles and New York,” said Clarkson, who relocated the show from Los Angeles to New York in 2023.

“There have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons. I am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for, all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us, all the fans who have supported our show and to NBC for always being such a supportive and incredible partner. Because of all of that, this was not an easy decision, but this season will be my last hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show.

Stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids, which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives. This isn’t goodbye. I’ll still be making music, playing shows here and there and you may catch me on The Voice from time to time … you never know where I might show up next. But for now, I want to thank y’all so much for allowing our show to be a part of your lives, and for believing in us and hanging with us for seven incredible years.”

https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-kel...ns-1236706634/

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Kelly Clarkson on Ending Talk Show: “There’s Just Too Much on the Plate”
by Armando Tinoco
February 20, 2026





Kelly Clarkson shocked "The Kelly Clarkson Show" fans when she announced she was ending her talk show after seven seasons.

Although viewers will no longer see her interviewing celebrities and covering hit songs on the “Kellyoke” segment, Clarkson assured everyone she was not quitting show business.

“I’m really busy. We were talking at dinner last night. I was like, ‘I know everybody thinks oh, she’s quit.’ I still have other jobs!” Clarkson said on the "Today" show. “So I’m still doing stuff. There’s just too much on the plate, so I was like, ‘You know what, it’s time to kind of pull back.'”



Clarkson is one of the judges on "The Voice" Season 29, and she has a successful residency in Las Vegas.

She noted that it was “really hard” to leave her talk show, adding, “I work with a lot of people here, too — the crew’s been incredible. It wasn’t the show wasn’t doing [well], that’s what kind of sucked. It was like, everything was going well, that’s what was really hard. And it’s like people’s jobs. We are a family there as well, so that was a really hard thing for me, but an easy decision as a momma. But it’s a big deal for our team.”

https://deadline.com/2026/02/kelly-c...ow-1236731097/