The Drew Barrymore Show is ‘set to return next month’… after the host, 48, came under fire for trying to restart program amid strike

The Drew Barrymore Show returns next month.

The 48-year-old actress came under fire from critics after she planned to reboot her eponymous talk show amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike before scrapping her plans, but news of a tentative agreement to end strike action could disappear. the door open.

Entertainment tonight reports that the show’s bosses want the show back on air in October.

It comes after Drew made a U-turn amid the strike that followed the backlash when she revealed she was preparing to return to the studio to begin filming the fourth season.

She wrote on Instagram: “I’ve listened to everyone and I’m making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over.

“I have no words to express my deepest apologies to everyone I have hurt and of course to our incredible team who worked on the show and made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.

‘And I really hope that there will be a solution for the entire sector soon.’

The decision has also received support from CBS Media Ventures, which produces “The Drew Barrymore Show.”

The company told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: ‘We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this process has been for her.’

Drew previously apologized on Instagram for her decision to return during the writers’ strike.

The actress also explained that she thought it was the best route forward at the time.

In a now-deleted video, Drew shared, “I don’t think there’s anything I can do or say right now to make it right.

“I wanted to make a decision so that it wasn’t a PR-protected situation and I would just take full responsibility for my actions.

“I know there’s just nothing I can do that will make this okay for those it’s not okay for. I accept that completely. I understand that completely.’

Entertainment Tonight reports that show bosses want the show back on air in October.

Talk show producers began scheduling new episodes Monday, the first steps toward getting Hollywood back to work after writers reached a tentative agreement to end their nearly five-month strike.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents approximately 11,500 film and television writers, signed a tentative three-year contract with major studios on Sunday. The agreement must still be approved by the union’s leadership and members.

While actors continue to strike, late-night and daytime talk shows may resume production once their writers get the green light from the Guild to return to work in the coming days or weeks.

Representatives for late-night shows such as “Saturday Night Live” and “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” had no comment on when they would air new episodes.

Scripted series cannot resume until the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA reaches an agreement with the studios. The actors left their jobs in July, demanding higher wages and restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence on screen.

Film and television producer Todd Garner said he expects that once actors reach a deal, dozens of productions will rush to restart at once.

“Remember during the pandemic, when Long Beach had all those ships waiting?” Garner said, referring to the congestion of cargo ships stranded at the Southern California port. ‘That’s our business now. I estimate that there are currently 250 ships in the port.’

Major television shows and movies are contractually first for actors, Garner said. Work on unfinished projects, such as his own film ‘Mortal Kombat 2’, will have to be completed before other projects can start.

“Until we get all these big ships out of port, nothing new is going to be done unless it involves actors who weren’t doing anything else before,” Garner said.

Shares of major media companies gave up early gains on Monday.

Warner Bros. Discovery closed down almost 4%, Comcast fell almost 1% and Walt Disney fell 0.3%.

Investors at the media companies are concerned about the financial impact of the strikes, which initially boosted cash flows thanks to lower spending but have now started to eat into profits.

The deal with writers “will also mean that the studios and streaming services will now be fully focused on the demands of actors,” said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown.

‘It’s already likely that the major studios will have a big hit in 12 to 18 months’ time, with so little in the pipeline, and bosses are now desperate for new content to drive attention to big and to draw small screens.’

Warner Bros Discovery had previously warned that the company’s full-year adjusted core profit would take a hit of up to $500 million due to project delays caused by disruptions.

Shares have fallen nearly 14% since the writers’ strike began on May 2, while Paramount, Disney and Netflix have lost between 20% and 45%. By comparison, the S&P 500 index is up almost 5%.

However, Netflix rose 1.3%. Analysts have said the streaming giant was better positioned than its media rivals because it has production facilities and staff in regions outside the US that are unaffected by the strike.

‘Total spending on shows will change little, as studios will either cut back on other elements of show production or reduce the number of new shows they produce (a process already underway) to pay for writers’ higher costs ‘, the spokesperson said. Rosenblatt analyst Barton Crockett.