Melissa McCarthy will replace Steve Harvey as host of NBC's Little Big Shots... as his daytime talk show is set to comes to an end after seven years
Steve Harvey, 62, has hosted the children's variety show Little Big Shots for the past three seasons.
But it seems NBC is giving its programming a full makeover.
It was just announced that Melissa McCarthy, 48, will take over as host of Little Big Shots when it returns for its fourth season early next year.
Just Announced: Melissa McCarthy will take over as host of Little Big Shots when it returns for it's fourth season early next year
The news was announced as part of the network’s complete 2019/2020 schedule.
'Melissa’s just an incredible performer and incredible comedian…[she] will bring a completely fresh perspective to it,' NBC’s co-chairman of entertainment Paul Telegdy said in a statement.
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'Melissa is a strong creative force with her own ideas, he continued. 'Changes will be apparent.'
The press release noted NBC's 'renewed focus on comedy,' saying, 'Sundays will feature a great new line-up focused on bringing women to the night.'
Commitment to comedy: 'Melissa is a strong creative force with her own ideas'
There's no exact date yet for the show's return, but the statement said the show will kick off on Sunday's following football season next year at 8 p.m.
The Kelly Clarkson Show will premiere this autumn, as the 37-year-old singer's new venture will air during what was previously Harvey's slot, Variety reported Saturday.
Programming makeover: The news comes amid the announcement that Kelly Clarkson is set to replace Steve Harvey in NBC's daytime talk slot, as his syndicated show is slated to come to an end after seven years
The Kelly Clarkson Show: The show will premiere this autumn, as the 37-year-old singer's new venture will air in Harvey's slot, Variety reported Saturday
Harvey's final new broadcast was filmed this past Thursday and set to hit the air in June as NBC owned and operated stations will air reruns until September, according to the outlet.
The talk show host revealed this past January at the Variety Entertainment Summit that he was disappointed at the chain of events that unfolded in the time slot going to Clarkson.
'I thought I was [returning] until they made an announcement a couple weeks ago that they wanted to give Kelly Clarkson the owned and operated NBC Networks, and that's my slot,' he said. 'I don't know if it sold - it's not selling like they thought.'
