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'The Drew Barrymore Show' is back...again. After suffering controversy by making a return in the midst of the writers strike, the actress-host has set her post strike WGA return date of her daytime talk show on Oct. 16.

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00:00 The Drew Barrymore show is back again. After suffering controversy by making a return in

00:05 the midst of the writer's strike, the actress and host has set her post-WGA strike return

00:09 date of her daytime talk show on Oct. 16.

00:13 After initially announcing and strongly defending her show's plan to return amid the writer's

00:18 strike on Sept. 18, Barrymore received extensive backlash for her decision, and many picketed

00:23 her New York City studio as she attempted to resume production.

00:27 On Sept. 17, she chose to delay the show's return until the end of the writer's strike.

00:32 Other shows that employ WGA writers and had planned on a Sept. 18 return before delaying

00:38 it, included The Talk, which now plans to return on Oct. 9, and The Jennifer Hudson

00:42 Show, which returned on Oct. 2.

00:45 Also on Wednesday morning, Kelly Clarkson announced that she will return with her daytime

00:49 talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, which also employs WGA writers, from its new New York

00:54 City location on Oct. 16.

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