The move to cut “The Drew Barrymore Show” from an hourlong format to two half-hour segments has paid off for the syndicated talk show, which saw a 60% boost in ratings from this time last year, according to NNTV’s Tuesday ratings report.
The daytime talk show that debuted in September 2020 saw the sharpest annual increase of any syndicated show, with a live plus same day national Nielsen rating of 0.8 for the week ending Oct. 9.
Barrymore has also seen an enviable line-up of guests this season, including George Clooney (who directed her in 2002’s “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind”) and Grammy-winning “The Voice” coach Camila Cabello.
(Excerpt) Read more in: The Wrap