‘The Talk’ will not be premiering tomorrow. CBS previously announced that the daytime talk show air new episodes starting this Monday, but now the return is now on hold amid the ongoing WGA strike.
“The Talk is pausing it’s season premiere,” a network spokesperson revealed in a statement on Sunday. “We will continue to evaluate plans for a new launch date. Of course this move comes after Drew Barrymore’s announcement that her show will not be continuing either after receiving backlash from Hollywood writers who accused her of crossing their picket line. In a new statement shared to her Instagram, Barrymore’s message read: “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over. 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. And I truly hope for a resolution for the entire industry very soon,” Barrymore shared to her instagram.
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The View, which is also a WGA signatory, opened its new season earlier this month, and as such has seen its studio get picketed. Daytime talk shows like The Jennifer Hudson Show, Karamo and Sherri are all still set to return this Monday for their sophomore seasons as well.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the industry’s studios, streaming services and production companies in union negotiations, said in a statement that they had reached out to the Writers Guild of America on Wednesday and the two sides agreed to resume negotiations next week. “Every member company of the AMPTP is committed and eager to reach a fair deal, and to working together with the WGA to end the strike,” the statement said.
Writers have been on strike for 4 1/2 months over issues including pay and job security and regulating the use of artificial intelligence. A previous attempt to restart talks fell flat. The two sides had a handful of meetings in mid-August, including one that included the heads of Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery. But writers said that after exchanging contract proposals, “they were met with a lecture about how good their single and only counteroffer was,” and the talks trailed off.
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California lawmakers on Thursday voted to allow striking workers to claim unemployment benefits.
If signed by Newsom, the bill would benefit Southern California hotel workers along with the striking actors and screenwriters.But it’s not clear if Newsom will sign it. The fund California uses to pay unemployment benefits is insolvent Business groups have said making more people eligible for benefits will only make it worse.
