'The Wendy Williams Show' Is Officially Ending, Sherri Shepherd to Overtake Slot
The Wendy Williams Show is coming to an end.
Wendy Williams‘ long-running daytime TV talk show is signing off, as Sherri Shepherd will soon fill the slot in the fall of 2022, Deadline confirmed.
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David Perler will continue on Sherri in the executive producer and showrunner role, which he has held for the past 12 of Wendy’s 13 seasons. The popular “Hot Topics” segment will also be crossing over to the new show.
“Sherri is a natural who proved her hosting skills for many years as a panelist on The View, on Fox’s Dish Nation and again this season as a popular guest host of Wendy. Like our viewers, we have been impressed by the unique comedic twist Sherri puts on our daily live ‘Hot Topics’ segment, her creativity and interactions with our guests. Her love for the content and daytime fans is obvious, and we are excited to partner with her to create another long-term talk franchise,” said Debmar-Mercury co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein.
The Wendy Williams Show will continue through the end of this season with rotating guest hosts, including Sherri, amid Wendy‘s ongoing health battle.
“This is also a bitter-sweet moment for us and our partners at Fox. We all have a great love and affinity for Wendy, who grew into a true icon during her 12 incredible seasons as the solo host of a live, daily talk show dishing on ‘Hot Topics’ and interviewing celebrities. Since Wendy is still not available to host the show as she continues on her road to recovery, we believe it is best for our fans, stations and advertising partners to start making this transition now. We hope to be able to work with Wendy again in the future, and continue to wish her a speedy and full recovery,” they added in their statement.
“OMG! I am so excited to have my dream come true and debut my very own talk show Sherri in the fall. I can’t wait until I return to NY to host the show and merge everything I love…pop culture, talk, entertainment and comedy. I am thankful to Debmar-Mercury and Fox for partnering with me on this show and look forward to this new journey,” Sherri said in a statement.
Wendy Williams made some rare comments about her health in a recent video on social media.