Overview
- In February Clarkson announced that the current seventh season of The Kelly Clarkson Show would be her last as she steps back from a daily hosting schedule.
- Clarkson became visibly emotional on the May 27 episode after guest Rita Wilson praised her for bringing music to daytime television.
- She has said the decision is driven by a need to prioritize her two children following the death of their father, Brandon Blackstock, in August 2025.
- NBC confirmed in May that Clarkson will return as a coach on The Voice for Season 30 and she plans to continue making music and occasional appearances.
- The show launched in September 2019, won multiple Daytime Emmys across seven seasons and moved production from Los Angeles to New York, and final episodes are expected to air this fall with no specific end date announced.