"The Wendy Williams Show" To End In June, "The Sherri Shepherd Show" Will Launch This Fall: Report

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Some Twitter users suggested that NeNe Leakes should be the one the replace Wendy.

It's the end of an era, allegedly. According to a report from LoveBScott, Wendy Williams' talk show has been cancelled, and will officially end in June, with The Sherri Shepherd Show (working title) slated to replace it on the airwaves later this fall.

Sources close to production have exclusively told the outlet that, "The producers informed everyone that [Wendy's show] was being cancelled at the end of June. Then in the next breath, they hired everyone to work on [Sherri's new show]."

"The Wendy Williams Show" To End In June, "The Sherri Shepherd Show" Will Launch This Fall: Report
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It's previously been reported that executives at The Wendy Williams Show have been trying to wrap things up and find a suitable replacement "for several years now," as the host "has been checked out for quite some time," with some claiming that she was "increasingly difficult to work with" before she took a medical leave.

"[Wendy] had become somewhat unbearable, having tantrums and throwing things at people," sources shared at the time. "Basically, the consensus among the crew is that she didn’t wanna be there anymore. Her illnesses may have exacerbated that feeling."

As the rumours have begun making rounds online, reactions from Twitter users have been pouring in. "End of an era!" one person wrote. "No matter how you feel about Wendy, she opened a door that was closed to many [Black] women in radio and created a lane that many are now copying."

"EVERY radio show now has a celebrity gossip segment. Other shows that came after now duplicate some form of 'Hot Topics.'" Another wrote, "I give Sherri's show one, MAYBE two seasons before it's over." 

See what others have had to say below, and check back in with HNHH later for any updates on The Wendy Williams Show.

















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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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