Drew Barrymore, Who was criticized for the recording? New episodes of her daytime talk show now say she will wait until the labor issues are resolved, despite the ongoing strike by writers and actors. Hours later, CBS’ “The Talk” did the same thing.
“I have listened to everyone and I have decided to suspend the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore Posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apology to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who have been a part of this show and made it what it is today. “
Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the network Monday — without three union writers and with pickets outside the studio — was met with pushback on social media. Her show resumed taping in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.
“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this process has been for her,” a CBS Media Ventures spokesperson said.
Other daytime shows have resumed. “The View” is in its 27th season on ABC. “Tenglong Pavilion” and “Living with Kelly and Ryan” — neither of which are subject to Writers Guild rules — have also been developing new episodes. “The Jennifer Hudson Show” It’s Monday to start again.
But “The Talk” canceled plans to restart on Monday. “We continue to evaluate plans for a new release date,” the CBC said in a statement on Sunday.
Ariel Dumas, head writer and executive producer of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” responded on X (formerly Twitter): “This is really cool,” she wrote, adding that ” The Drew Barrymore Show” “Decided to do the right thing. I hope @TheView and others will follow suit.”
As long as hosts and guests don’t discuss or promote productions covered by TV, theatrical or streaming contracts, they’re technically not strikebreakers. That’s because talk shows are covered by a separate contract, the so-called network code, signed by actors and writers. Network Code also covers reality TV, sports, morning news shows, soap operas and game shows.
Barrymore’s stance prompted the National Book Awards to rescind her invitation to host in November. The organization rescinded her invitation “In light of the news that The Drew Barrymore Show will resume production.”
Ongoing strike pit Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Oppose the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Disney, Netflix, Amazon and others.
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