Overview

• Season 7 of The Kelly Clarkson Show premiered Sept. 29, marking Clarkson’s first TV appearance since Brandon Blackstock died of melanoma on Aug. 7.
• Clarkson did not mention Blackstock’s death during the broadcast.
• The episode honored Texas Hill Country flood rescue heroes, including Kerrville ISD bus drivers credited with saving more than 900 children.
• Clarkson opened with a Kellyoke cover of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and interviewed Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell about A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
• Music director Jason Halbert said some songs will express feelings she won’t discuss in interviews, and NBC previously confirmed production resumed the week of Sept. 8.