Earlier this year, it was reported that executives at NBCUniversal discussed moving Kelly Clarkson’s syndicated daytime talk show, “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” from Los Angeles to the New York City area beginning with the show’s fifth season. Months later, Variety reports via a spokesperson that a deal has been made which will see the show taping at the iconic 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NBC’s New York headquarters.
Reportedly, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will take over Studio 6A which previously housed late-night shows hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien and even David Letterman. A new state-of-the-art studio will be built over the summer along with space for technical facilities and support services.
The move to New York stems from Clarkson’s desire to be in an area with more than “one season,” she said in an interview with Variety last year. New York’s newly expanded tax credit also incentivizes eligible productions that relocate to the state by reducing the eligibility requirement from five years of filming to just two years, specifically for talk and variety shows.
Besides Clarkson herself, those expected to be heading to the North East include executive producer and showrunner Alex Duda and musical director Jason Halbert. Variety notes through a source that “details are still being ironed out regarding the show’s entire staff,” much of whom have been with the show since it debuted in 2019.
“The Kelly Clarkson Show” enters a demanding market in terms of gathering an in-studio audience, joining the likes of staples “The View,” “Live with Kelly and Mark,” “Tamron Hall,” “The Drew Barrymore Show” and “Sherri.” Only “The Jennifer Hudson Show” and “The Talk” remain Los Angeles-based daytime talkers.
So far this season, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” has averaged 1.37 million daily viewers. It took over the coveted 3:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT time period on the Owned NBC stations previously occupied by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
Already renewed for a fifth and sixth season, “The Kelly Clarkson Show” is cleared to air through at least the 2024-2025 television season.
Watch a clip below from a recent performance of Clarkson’s where she debuts her new song, “Mine.”