Drew Barrymore has announced that her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show, will be put on hold until the Hollywood strikes come to an end. This decision comes after facing criticism and accusations of being a “scab” for resuming filming while the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) are on strike. In an Instagram post on Sunday, Barrymore expressed her deepest apologies and stated her intention to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over. The response to her announcement has been mainly positive, with fans and fellow actors celebrating her decision.
Originally scheduled to return on Monday, the fourth season of The Drew Barrymore Show proceeded with filming last week, despite the absence of her three union writers, while picketers protested outside her New York studio. CBS Media Ventures, the distributor of The Drew Barrymore Show, expressed its support for her decision to delay the season’s premiere, understanding the complexity and difficulty of the situation.
Instead of airing new episodes, The Drew Barrymore Show will show repeat episodes for the near future, and the episodes taped last week will not be broadcast. Barrymore faced swift backlash for resuming production during the Hollywood strikes. Shortly after filming resumed, she was dropped as the host for the National Book Foundation’s annual book awards. The organization clarified that their focus is on celebrating writers and books and decided to rescind Barrymore’s invitation to host the ceremony.
Feeling the continued pushback, Barrymore posted a tearful apology on her Instagram page, though it has since been deleted. In the video, she defended her decision to bring back her talk show and acknowledged the impact on writers and unions. Following Barrymore’s announcement, other shows such as The Jennifer Hudson Show and CBS’ The Talk also decided to postpone their returns. Both shows received criticism for resuming production during the strikes and were originally set to air on Monday.
Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher, announced on social media that he would be postponing the show’s return until the strikes are over. Maher made this decision once it was clear that both sides had agreed to resume negotiations. The popular talk show, The View, has been airing throughout the strikes without its two union writers.
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