What this new talk show entrant is hoping is that they can outwait the former child actress who is supposedly tired of doing her show.

Then, our new entrant doesn’t have to go back to acting.

As it stands now, the show won’t last long.

The ratings are very bad.

Jennifer Hudson

Drew Barrymore

‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Relies on Persona, Not Personality: TV Review

As the first week of her new talk show winds down, however, it seems apparent that Hudson’s fame and her persona as a somewhat unknowable old-school songstress are incompatible with the daytime-talk format. She’s a boundlessly talented performer who, in monologuing for an audience or chatting with guests, seems apparently holding something of herself back.

The format here will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the long search for a successor to Ellen DeGeneres as queen of daytime: Indeed, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is produced by Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Corey Palent of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” and is a production of Warner Bros., DeGeneres’ longtime home. The show features gentle-to-the-point-of-imperceptible celebrity interviews, as well as human-interest segments. In one, Hudson visits a convenience-store chain to reward its customers with big checks, alternating incantatory repetitions of the chain’s brand name with a sort of stunned performance of humility that her public recognizes her. In another, a bridal party minus one bridesmaid visits the set, and they are pleasantly surprised when Hudson reveals that she flew the remaining bridesmaid in from Arizona. – Source

In the fight to be ‘the next Oprah,’ Jennifer Hudson is counting on one weapon: herself

Hudson acknowledged that becoming a talk show host might seem an unlikely avenue for a performer with such diverse talents. But she said the venture makes sense to her based on her life experience, as well as her connection to people.

In addition to her gallery of triumphs, she has persevered through immense tragedy. In 2008, her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew were murdered by her former brother-in-law.

Specifics about the talk show, which will tape in the same studio as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and have a live audience, are still being worked out, but Hudson promises to stand out in a notoriously challenging landscape. The showrunners include three “Ellen” executive producers — Mary Connelly, Andy Lassner and Corey Palent.

“There will obviously be music, and there will be entertainment,” Hudson said. “There will be everyday people, and there will be celebrities. I want to make it an experience for everyone. It’s like when I’m performing. I don’t just want to sing you a song. I want you to be a part of it. This is your event. I want you to celebrate it. I want it to be our journey together.” – Source

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