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Drew Barrymore said on Sunday she had backed off plans to bring
back her daytime talk show while strikes in Hollywood continue
and apologized "to anyone I have hurt."
Maher said he will delay the return to the show "for now," he
wrote on X, formerly know as Twitter, now that the Writers Guild
of America (WGA) and the studios have decided to return to the
negotiating table.
The WGA, on strike since early May, said they will resume talks
on Wednesday.
"My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing
was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike,"
said Maher, who is a WGA member. Maher said he hoped "they can
finally get this done."
The WGA said it was "difficult to imagine" how Maher could host
the show and still comply with strike rules. The union said
members would picket the filming of the show.
The proposed return of "The Drew Barrymore Show" to CBS drew
picketers from the striking writers' and actors' unions as
taping resumed last week.
Following Barrymore, other popular talk shows, including "The
Talk" and "The Jennifer Hudson Show" will not be returning
during the WGA strike and the Screen Actors Guild strike.
"The Talk" is pausing its season premiere scheduled for Sept.
18.
"We will continue to evaluate plans for a new launch date," a
statement from CBS said.
Warner Bros. Discovery also confirmed "The Jennifer Hudson Show"
has pushed back the planned premiere date.
(Reporting by Danielle Broadway;Editing by Mary Milliken, Tomasz
Janowski and Sandra Maler)
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