The Drew Barrymore Show premieres its fifth season on Monday, September 9, along with other syndicated talk shows, including NBCUniversal’s Kelly Clarkson. Drew Barrymore’s opening-day guests include the hosts of CBS Mornings: Gayle King, Nate Burleson, Vlad Duthiers and Tony Dokoupil as well as Dax Shephard, host of the Armchair Expert podcast.

This year’s starts of syndie talk shows are staggered: Disney’s Live with Kelly and Mark and Disney’s Tamron Hall debuted their new seasons on Tuesday, September 3. Warner Bros.’ The Jennifer Hudson Show returns on Monday, September 16 and Debmar-Mercury’s Sherri Shepherd comes back Monday, September 23.

Valerie Bertinelli joins Drew Barrymore this season as a member of the “Drew Crew.” Bertinelli will serve as one of the show’s lifestyle experts, joining Drew’s News co-anchor Ross Mathews, hairstylist Chris Appleton, interior designer Mikel Welch, chef Pilar Valdes, fashion and beauty expert Zanna Roberts Rassi and sustainable living guru Danny Seo.

Guests scheduled to appear early in season five include such celebrities and influencers as Demi Moore, Chris Hemsworth, Zoë Kravitz, Eva Mendes, David Beckham, Stephen Colbert, Justin Theroux, Demi Lovato, Lucien Laviscount, Matty Matheson, Hilary Swank, Ms. Rachel, Tony Danza, Jeff Bridges, 50 Cent, Aubrey Plaza, James McAvoy, Shailene Woodley, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kate McKinnon, Brooke Shields, Riley Keough, Kathy Bates and more.  

Drew Barrymore, which has scored an early renewal for season six and scored upgrades this season, will introduce a new segment this season, “Wellsdays,” which will air every Wednesday and tackle health and wellness issues that affect everyone. The will continue to feature other segments, including charitable segment “Drew-Gooders,” interior design segment “Design by Drew,” and “The Weekender.”

Drew Barrymore is produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures and filmed before a live audience in New York City. It’s produced as two half-hours and airs across stations either as a half-hour, one hour or two separate half-hour segments in different time periods. Barrymore and Jason Kurtz executive produce. 

Valerie Bertinelli has joined the cast of the Demi Lovato series Hungry on NBC. The single-cam comedy looks at friends who belong to a food issues group and help each other as they look for love, success and “the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better,” in NBC’s words. 

Bertinelli will play Lisa, a restaurateur and mother of Teddy, and best friends with Teddy as well. NBC describes Lisa as warm, loving, self-critical and “an emotional mess of a woman” who constantly battles her weight.  

Bertinelli was in the cast of One Day at a Time, which ran from 1975 to 1984. She was also in Hot in Cleveland on TV Land and Valerie's Home Cooking on Food Network, and began hosting “Start Today with Valerie Bertinelli” segments on NBC morning show Today in January 2020.  

Lovato executive produces Hungry with Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner & Scooter Braun, Scott Manson and James Shi. 

Food Network will once again team with actress Valerie Bertinelli to launch a new culinary competition show, Family Food Showdown, the network said Thursday.

The series will pit two families against each other in three rounds of challenges designed to test their cooking skills, recipes and family dynamics, according to network officials. Judges for the competition series include Kardea Brown, Clinton Kelly, Antonia Lofaso, Daphne Oz, Jamika Pessoa, Christian Petroni, Courtney Rada, Jake and Jazz Smollet, Tori Spelling, Jet Tila, Isaac Toups, Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, and Molly Yeh, according to the network.

Bertinelli also hosts the Food Network series Valerie’s Home Cooking.

"Family Food Showdown has all the ingredients to captivate audiences with tension and unpredictable twists, mixed with family heritage and tradition, and even some comedic relief, as the families cook together on the clock in a high-stakes showdown," said Courtney White, President, Food Network in a statement. "Host Valerie Bertinelli adds in her signature charisma and charm to this relatable family-centric culinary competition."