Sherri Shepherd has broken her silence after it was revealed her daytime talk show was canceled after four seasons.
The talk show host took to social media to express her gratitude following the support she received amid news that her show was ending.
“Wow! I am completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of love for me and The @sherrishowtv,” the Sex Lives of College Girls alum said on Instagram.
Shepherd also noted that she would address the show’s cancellation on her show, but she was taking some time off as she had been diagnosed with Covid.
“You might’ve noticed that yesterday and today I was struggling because I wasn’t feeling up to speed. Well it turns out I have Covid,” she added. “As soon as I feel better and return to the show, I will address all of the news that has come out. Until then, I am truly grateful that SHERRI has made such an impact on you! See ya soon.”
In a statement on Monday, February 2, producer-distributor Debmar-Mercury confirmed the Sherri show was coming to an end following four seasons.
“This decision is driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production – which has found strong creative momentum this season – or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd,” Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus said in a statement. “We believe in this show and in Sherri and intend to explore alternatives for it on other platforms.”
The producers made the statement and didn’t include Shepherd, which fellow comedian and former The Real talk show host Loni Love called out on social media.
“Sherri should have been given the courtesy of announcing her show’s end instead of an article announcing it. (Just like Kelly got to announce her show’s end.),” Love posted on X. “It’s not like The Real, which was a panel show, but this was a solo-hosted show. Or the production company could have at least made a joint announcement as a producer and host. Seeing ‘cancelled’ stamped all over your picture is depressing, especially when the show was having good ratings. Only onward and upward from this.”
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