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    'Nate Berkus Show' Will End After Season 2

    The Hollywood Reporter – Fri, Dec 9, 2011 4:44 PM PST

    The Nate Berkus Show will end its run in the spring.

    While production on the show's current second season will continue as scheduled, producers Sony Pictures Television and Harpo Studios have opted not to move forward with the daytime talker, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

    “After careful consideration, we have decided that The Nate Berkus Show will not return for a third season in the fall," Harpo Studios and Sony Pictures Television said in a joint statement. "We are grateful for the hard work and heart that Nate, [executive producer] Corin Nelson and their entire team have poured into the show, and we’re very proud of what they’ve delivered.”

    As first reported by Broadcasting & Cable, Nate Berkus has struggled to connect with viewers since its September 2010 bow when it registered a 1.0 rating. More recently, Nate Berkus averaged a 1.1 rating (1.4 million viewers) during the November sweep, making it the 126th-rated syndicated show and the lowest among established talk shows.

    One of three spinoffs from Oprah, Nate Berkus is cleared in 95 percent of the country, including NBC-owned stations. Other Oprah spinoffs Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz perform considerably better in comparison.

    “I’m incredibly proud of my hard working and talented staff, and proud of the show we were able to produce every day,” Berkus said in a statement.

    Nate Berkus, distributed by Sony, will air its final episode in May.

    The news comes amid a changing daytime landscape will feature daytime talk shows hosted by Survivor's Jeff Probst (from CBS Television Distribution) and Ricki Lake (Twentieth Television) join the offerings next year.

    Meanwhile, Sony Pictures Television has teamed with Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment and Queen Latifah's Flavor Unit for a syndicated daytime talk show to be hosted by Latifah.

    In addition, Steve Harvey is developing a "comedy show with talk show elements" with Endemol USA that would be distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution.

    Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution also recently renewed Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show for a second season.

    Katie Couric will also host a syndicated talk show for Disney/ABC Television Group.

    Alex Ben Block contributed to this report.

     

    134 comments

    • Karen
      Karen  •  Rice Lake, Wisconsin  •  1 month 23 days ago
      Seriously?! He's cancelled? It's a great show! I never could watch Dr. Phil!
    • kt
      kt  •  1 month 24 days ago
      I really liked this show as well. I liked that they focused on being thrifty and having fun with your home design. I'm sorry to see it go!
    • Esther
      Esther  •  Fort Myers, Florida  •  1 month 15 days ago
      I love the Nate show Ihave decorated homes for 35 years and his style, is so refreshing and simple for the first timer or the pro the only reason I turn the TV on in the morning , I will not be watching the the game show or soap opera thats taking his place. A refreshing and unique talent.I hope another network picks him up. Morning TV needs to be more than soaps game shows and talk shows
    • Robbie and Terry
      Robbie and Terry  •  Waycross, Georgia  •  1 month 25 days ago
      Why can't we have some say so? I love Nate Berkus Show. Nothing else on TV worth watching anymore. I am abour "Reality Showed OUT!!" I want Nate Berkus BACK!! What can I do?
    • JohnB
      JohnB  •  Jacksonville, Florida  •  1 month 16 days ago
      I like nate,I like his style,I like his ideas,but lets face it,he was boring! I found his humor stilted,his delivery lacking and after 10 minutes I invariably switched it.but that being said,hes a heck of a decorator.
    • debbe
      debbe  •  Dallastown, Pennsylvania  •  1 month 24 days ago
      I loved the show, such great ideas from a truely talented man. He is so cute and sincere and his decorating ideas are flawless. I am so disappointed his show is cancelled. I will miss you so much Nate! Wishing you the best in life.
    • Sheila
      Sheila  •  Buffalo, New York  •  1 month 22 days ago
      Sad to see the Nate Burkus show cancelled! I love that show and learned so much from it! It's funny, heartwarming, I conncect with it on such a personal level and find Nate to be so sweet and charming! His guest are incredable and the ideas that flow through that show are genius! That is the ONLY show on TV I can't wait to sit down and watch! It's a shame it will be gone soon.
    • Jerry
      Jerry  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  1 month 22 days ago
      I am incredibly sad to see Nate's show go... I definitely chose to watch it and stopped watching the View to watch him. He and his show is positive, up beat, motivational and inspirational. It had lots of great how to ideas and provided many of the inspirational stories and helping situations people like Ellen and Oprah's shows... I am really somewhat very disappointed that Oprah did not do more to promote the show and he was not given Oprah's time slot instead of against the View after Oprah finished her run. Good luck Nate... I hope I don't miss a single remaining episode. Blessings to you, your cast and your families.
    • rudy
      rudy  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  1 month 27 days ago
      this was one of the decent and clean shows on the air...actually I think the networks are in trouble so they put garbage on the air in hopes of attracting thrill seekers
    • whiffer
      whiffer  •  1 month 20 days ago
      Daytime TV in general is pathetic. Awful Horrifically bad. And Berkus was one of the better ones.
    • anonymous
      anonymous  •  1 month 15 days ago
      I like his show - very entertaining.
    • Barbara
      Barbara  •  Eau Claire, Wisconsin  •  1 month 27 days ago
      I love this show. It's fresh, informative and fun. On my NBC station it followed a really boring show-3 "famous" cooks, each making an who cares dish, set to put you to sleep music. How could Nate's show do well following something most people would turn off?
    • Lennise Thomas
      Lennise Thomas  •  Portland, Oregon  •  1 month 18 days ago
      Nate Berkus is to much talk show, I don't care for the cooking and clothing part but it's the crafts, room designs and creative people making something from nothing. To make something for under 20.oo is great these days.I miss Carol and Chris.
    • mother3
      mother3  •  1 month 23 days ago
      dag nab it
    • Penny
      Penny  •  Madison, Wisconsin  •  1 month 28 days ago
      No..No..No.. that sucks..love the show! have learned alot. hope you show up some where else Nate....
    • mother3
      mother3  •  1 month 21 days ago
      don't cancel NBC
    • Stephen Reynolds
      Stephen Reynolds  •  Texarkana, Texas  •  1 month 16 days ago
      What dunces believed that people want a redundant show about interior decorating every day, year after year?
    • Kelly
      Kelly  •  Kalamazoo, Michigan  •  1 month 27 days ago
      I really LOVE this show. It is clean, thrifty and fun. I have learned a ton!
    • gi jane41
      gi jane41  •  Pompano Beach, Florida  •  1 month 23 days ago
      It was a good show with very helpful DIY ideas that were attainable. The problem with it was he spent too much time chatting.
    • Irishgirl
      Irishgirl  •  Chico, California  •  2 months ago
      I'm really disappointed to see this show end. I think he's great and I love his style and personality. Darn it!!
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