Drew Barrymore and Kelly Clarkson lead the lineup of new daytime series on Western Pennsylvania TV screens this fall.

Technically, Clarkson’s show aired locally last season but never in daytime.

“The Drew Barrymore Show” is completely new. Produced in New York City, Barrymore seems to be trying to out-“Ellen” Ellen DeGeneres in the upbeat-chat-show-host realm, which after a summer of reports of “Ellen” staff dissatisfaction is a low bar to clear (new episodes of “Ellen” begin at 4 p.m. Sept. 21 on WTAE-TV).

Barrymore brands her program as “optimism TV” and in a teleconference with reporters this week said she’s not worried about being perceived one way by the viewing public and another way by co-workers, pointedly insisting it’s “our show” not “my show.”

“When you’re on the cover of the National Enquirer at 13 for being institutionalized, there’s not much people can throw your way,” she said. “You know everything about me, so there’s nothing really to hide.”

Using a multi-topic format, “The Drew Barrymore Show” (3 p.m. weekdays on WPCW-TV starting Monday) will have regular segments, including “Drew’s News,” where Barrymore and a guest talk pop culture news. Another recurring segment, “Drew’s Lovebug,” will observe successful marriages and offer single viewers “a helping hand” in the dating world. And as a self-described “voracious cookbook collector,” Barrymore promises cooking segments.

First episode guests include Barrymore’s “Charlie’s Angels” co-stars Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, frequent co-star Adam Sandler and a family of essential workers.

WPXI-TV

During the 2019-20 TV season Channel 11 aired “The Kelly Clarkson” show overnight at 3 a.m. even after the show became a daytime ratings hit.

Beginning with the second-season premiere on Sept. 21, Clarkson moves to 1 p.m. on WPXI. That same day the current 1 and 1:30 p.m. occupant, “Right This Minute,” relocates to 3 and 3:30 a.m.

KDKA-TV/WPCW-TV

In August, Channel 2 launched a 7:30 p.m. newscast, which is KDKA’s only significant daytime change for fall (“Extra” moved to 1:37 a.m. weekdays).

On weekends, KDKA adds “JP Roofing Fan N’ation” (7:30 p.m. Saturdays beginning Sept. 12), hosted by Rich Walsh and Daisy Jade, celebrating Pittsburgh’s sports fans and fan culture.

Regular segments will include “Tailgate Approved” (food, fashion and gear), “Skin in the Game” (fan tattoos), “Social N’at” (social media scan) and “Cave Painting” (artists with creations related to a local team).

On KDKA on weekends beginning Sept. 20, “NCIS” reruns replace “NCIS: New Orleans” reruns on KDKA at 12:05 a.m. Sunday and “NCIS: New Orleans” reruns replace “Madam Secretary” reruns at 1:05 a.m. Sunday.

On Channel 19 on weekends beginning Sept. 19-20, “NCIS” reruns replace “NCIS: New Orleans” reruns at 7 p.m. Saturday and “NCIS: New Orleans” reruns replace “Madam Secretary” reruns at 11 p.m. Sunday.

On weekdays on WPCW next week, the arrival of “The Drew Barrymore Show” pushes “The People’s Court” to 12 p.m., which bumps “Judge Mathis” to 9 a.m., replacing the canceled “Mel Robbins.”

WPNT-TV

Channel 22 brings back the daytime syndicated version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” (10 a.m.) which stopped airing on any Pittsburgh stations in 2018. The show was canceled in 2019 but Channel 22 will air the episodes from the 2018-19 TV season that did not air here so they’ll be new to local viewers.

Aaron Keller (“Making a Murderer”) hosts legal show “Law&Crime Daily” (7:30 a.m. beginning Monday).

Reruns of cable show “The First 48” will air at 3 p.m. beginning Monday .

Next week “Family Guy” reruns move out of late-night to 5 p.m., followed by “The Simpsons” reruns at 5:30 p.m. “Schitt’s Creek” reruns will air at 10:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. starting Sept. 28.

WPGH-TV

Next week Channel 53 relocates “Judge Jerry” from 4 p.m. to 3 p.m. with “Steve Wilkos” moving over from WPNT into the 4 p.m. time slot.

“The Doctors” (4 and 10 a.m.) introduces a new format and a new host, Dr. Ian Smith, when its 13 th season premieres on Sept. 21

WTAE-TV

No weekday changes to Channel 4’s daytime lineup other than an overnight second run of “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (3:07 a.m.)

On weekends, WTAE will air reruns of AE’s “Nightwatch” (12 a.m. Monday beginning Sept. 21) and reruns of Weather Channel’s “Storm of Suspicion” (1 a.m. Monday effective next week).

WTAE will also carry travel show “The Unseen World” for as-needed use on weekends.

WQED-TV

The latest PBS Kids preschool series, “Elinor Wonders Why” (10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays, WQED-TV), premiered Monday and encourages viewers ages 3-to-5 to ask questions along with Elinor, a bunny, and her friends. Series co-creator Jorge Cham, named the show after his own daughter, who had persistent questions about the world when she was in preschool.

“The show is to encourage kids and to model getting them interested in nature and following their own curiosity and being in charge of asking their own questions and finding their own answers,” Cham said during a virtual August TV critics press tour panel.

Kept/canceled/rebooted

Showtime renewed “The Chi” for a fourth season.

Long-running E! series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” will end in 2021.

Paramount Network canceled “68 Whiskey” after one season.

It seems too soon but a “Pretty Little Liars” reboot is already in development from the creator of “Riverdale.”

Streamer Peacock gave the dramatic “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reboot a two-season order.

ABC is developing “Black-ish” spin-off “Old-ish” with Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis reprising their roles.

AMC announced “The Walking Dead” will end after 30 additional episodes that will air over 2021-22 and then be followed by a spin-off about Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Carol (Melissa McBride). A separate episodic anthology, “Tales of The Walking Dead,” is also in development.

Channel surfing

“Mom” star Anna Faris is leaving the CBS sitcom and her character will be written out off-screen when the eighth season premieres during the 2020-21 TV season. Faris wanted out to pursue other opportunities. … Comcast’s Xfinity offers a special performance of Munhall native Gabby Barrett’s “The Good Ones” to X1 and Flex customers by speaking “Academy of Country Music Awards” into Xfinity remote controls. … WQED-TV debuts “Trailblazers of the Suffrage Movement – Celebrating 100 Years” (8 p.m. Sept. 17), a 28-minute documentary featuring local women — Civil Rights activist Alma Speed Fox, TV journalist Marie Torre, former Pittsburgh police commander Gwen Elliott, environmentalist Rachel Carson – who played a role in the movement. An online screening at the same time as the telecast will be followed by an online virtual discussion that requires free registration at https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/4jioc.

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