Sherri Shepherd is set to launch her own daytime talk show in fall 2022, World Music Views has discovered.
The yet to be launched syndicated series, titled “Sherri,” will be aired on Fox during the times that “The Wendy Williams Show,” is aired as Wendy Williams, continues to be in recovery for health-related issues.
“Sherri” hails from Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, the same company behind “Wendy Williams.” Many production staffers from Williams’ talk show, including her executive producer, will move over to Shepherd’s show in the fall. per Variety Magazine
“The Wendy Williams Show” is still in production and airing live shows with rotating guest hosts — including Shepherd, Fat Joe and Remy Ma who are said to be fan-favorites and highly-rated guests hosts throughout this season.
it is still not certain if The Wendy Willaims Show will be back on air anytime soon. However a source familiar with the situation said that everything is fluid, given Williams’ ongoing recovery, “Wendy’s show will not be on the air this fall and its future is up in the air and uncertain,” an insider said. “When Wendy is back to herself, and if she wants to do the show again, Debmar-Mercury is open to it.”
“Sherri,” which will air on the Fox Television Stations and other broadcasters nationwide in the US and international cable, is described as a daily talk show, centered around Shepherd, the actress, comedian, author and former co-host of “The View.” Shepherd has also been in the Fox family, as host of “Dish Nation” with the station group.
Shepherd will serve as an executive producer on her new show, alongside her producing partner, Jawn Murray. David Perler, who has been executive producer and show-runner of “The Wendy Williams Show” for 12 seasons, will serve as executive producer of “Sherri.”
“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,’” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said, in a prepared statement. “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.”
Frank Cicha, EVP of programming at the Fox Television Stations commented: “First of all, thanks to Debmar-Mercury for navigating through an extremely trying situation and providing stations with first-run programming throughout. Secondly, Sherri is the perfect choice for this. Her appeal to our audience is clear, plus she’s already a member of the FTS family as host of ‘Dish Nation.’”
Shepherd is guest-hosting “The Wendy Williams Show” this week. In a statement, she expressed her excitement for her new, upcoming talk show.
“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,” Shepherd said. “I am thankful to Debmar-Mercury and Fox for partnering with me on this show and look forward to this new journey.” Per Variety Magazine.
