Overview
- Production on season seven will continue as planned, with final episodes scheduled to air through fall 2026.
- Clarkson will host most remaining episodes, with a few special guest hosts to be announced.
- The decision was formally announced by NBCUniversal and Clarkson and was shared with staff and crew the same day.
- Clarkson cited a personal choice to focus on her two children, noting the 2025 death of their father, Brandon Blackstock, as context.
- Since its 2019 debut, the series has been a top daytime performer, winning 24 Daytime Emmys and drawing over 2 billion annual digital views.