Drew Barrymore suits up in Red Bull gear while gearing up for the F1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Thursday (October 19).
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A season 4 premiere date for “The Drew Barrymore Show” has finally been set after a number of issues unfolded, including the show causing controversy when it intended to return to air amid the since-ended writers strike.
After initially planning to return to small screens on Sept. 18 — which caused striking WGA members to protest outside New York’s CBS Broadcast Center, where the daytime talk show films — Barrymore halted production and expressed her “deepest apologies.”
It was then confirmed last week amid ongoing speculation that the show would officially return to television in October.
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Now, “The Drew Barrymore Show” has announced across its official social media platforms that it’s just 12 days away from debuting its fourth season.
“This just in: We’re kicking off our brand new season on Monday, October 16th! Link in bio for tickets,” read the post.
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Throughout the strike, Barrymore shared several “dREWWIND” clips on the show’s social media accounts — rewind clips of former guests from previous episodes — as she awaited its return. The five-month-long writers strike — the second longest strike in the history of the Writers Guild of America — came to an end on Sept. 27.
Drew Barrymore suits up in Red Bull gear while gearing up for the F1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Thursday (October 19).
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The Drew Barrymore Show have declined to return for the upcoming fourth season.Barrymore faced widespread criticism last month after she originally announced the talk show would return on September 18 without its striking writers.After Writers Guild of America (WGA) members picketed outside the show’s studio, she later reversed the decision and paused the show’s return.In a statement on Instagram at the time, Barrymore wrote: “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today. We really tried to find our way forward.
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The Drew Barrymore Show is returning to screens but it will be down a few writers.
the Hollywood Reporter. Barrymore, 48, has set Oct.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large A lot can happen in 146 days. When the Writers Guild strike started in May, Drew Barrymore was one of its early folk heroes, when she stepped down as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards in solidarity. But four months later, Barrymore became one of the strike’s most reviled public figures when she tried to rationalize the decision to bring back her daytime talk show in the midst of a work stoppage.
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After ongoing speculation, “The Drew Barrymore Show” will officially be returning to small screens in October.
tentative agreement was reached between the WGA and AMPTP on Sunday, Drew Barrymore’s talk show is looking to return in October, sources close to production tell Variety. An exact premiere date has not been set. A spokesperson for “The Drew Barrymore Show” declined to comment.
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