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Sherri Shepherd might be down, but she’s not out.
The “30 Rock” star addressed the cancellation of her talk show “Sherri” in a message on Monday, Feb. 9, telling fans she was ready to discuss it.
“This is a hard morning for all of us here at ‘Sherri,’ and I know that you have seen the news and I’m ready to address it,” Shepherd said. “Our show has not been renewed for another season.”
Production company and distributor Debmar-Mercury confirmed to USA TODAY a week earlier that the nationally syndicated daytime talk show was slated to end after four seasons.
“Sherri” will continue as planned with the series airing its final episodes in the fall, according to Debmar-Mercury.
“And you know this. I’ve talked about this. It has been my dream to have a talk show. And I’m so grateful I got the chance to do it for four seasons,” Shepherd said. “I want to be clear: I’m not ready to throw in the towel on this show just yet. I’m not. I’m not.”
Shepherd added that she and her team will continue to fight to keep the show “alive in some way, shape or form.”
“Now… If anybody knows me, they know I’m a fighter. I am a fighter,” Shepherd said. “Now, I don’t know exactly it’s going to look like but I promise I will continue to spread joy.”
Why was ‘Sherri’ canceled?
According to Debmar-Mercury, the decision to cancel the show after four seasons was “driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production – which has found strong creative momentum this season – or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd.”
“We believe in this show and in Sherri and intend to explore alternatives for it on other platforms,” Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus added.
“Sherri” debuted in 2022 in the time slot vacated by “The Wendy Williams Show,” after Shepherd, 58, was a frequent guest host on “Wendy” during Williams’ medical leave. “Sherri” also won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding talk series in 2023, while Shepherd won for outstanding host in 2025.
Shepherd, intent on creating “joy” with her show, has requested that forthcoming guests keep the antics to a minimum, saying, “Don’t come here (to ‘Sherri’) committing petty crimes.”
“But what we will do is…. we will continue to have a good time,” Shepherd said. “And I just want to thank you cause my staff and my crew, that is what we’re all about, making sure from the moment you walk in and turn me on you are having a good time… because like your favorite Aunty, I am here to make you laugh, get in your business and stay longer than you planned.”
The news of the cancellation comes as “The Kelly Clarkson Show” also announced its next steps. Kelly Clarkson’s daytime show will end after seven seasons, with NBC announcing it was a “personal decision” by Clarkson to “step away from hosting a talk show after this season.”
See Sherri Shepherd’s message to fans after show cancellation
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and KiMi Robinson