The Drew Barrymore Show will return following strike controversy

Drew Barrymore's daytime talk show will return to CBS next month, EW has learned.

The Drew Barrymore Show was originally slated to debut its fourth season on Sept. 18 without its WGA staff members. However, after widespread criticism of the show's decision to go on without its WGA-member staff amid the writers' strike — and the actress' subsequent doubling-down in a tearful Instagram video — Barrymore and the show's other producers reversed their decision opting to wait until the WGA strike concluded.

Now, in the wake of the WGA's tentative agreement with Hollywood's studios and streamers, the show is once again eying a comeback. The series has not set an exact premiere date, but EW has learned that the show is expected to debut sometime in October.

Barrymore and CBS insisted that the show would violate neither the WGA nor the SAG-AFTRA strike, as the host said that the show would remain "in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and television that is struck of any kind."

While this does mean that the series was not in violation of the SAG-AFTRA strike, The Drew Barrymore Show's usual use of WGA-member writers — and its decision to move forward on a new season without those writers — meant that the show would indeed cross the picket line with new episodes. This prompted the WGA to clarify that the talk show would be picketed. (Barrymore's own appearance on the show as a SAG-AFTRA member is covered under the Network Television Code contract, which is separate from the Television/Theatrical/Streaming contracts that are currently expired and pending negotiations.)

Once the WGA's new contract is solidified and ratified, talk shows like The Drew Barrymore Show will no longer fall under the category of struck work, as SAG-AFTRA members can freely appear on talk shows as long as they are not promoting film or television projects from struck companies.

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