Y’all might know Kelly Clarkson for her vocal talents, but she’s now turned talk show host and after just one episode, her new show is absolutely smashing it.
Don’t get us wrong, she’s not hanging up her microphone anytime soon, but rather enjoying a little foray into daytime TV with her new show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.
It recently premiered on NBC over in the States and, according to reports, Kelly’s show made the ‘highest daytime debut’ in seven years.
Impressive, right?
According to Dailymail.com, The Kelly Clarkson Show drew in a ‘1.9 household rating across primary runs in the metered markets’.
Just to add some context, before Kelly’s hit ratings the Katie Couric show in 2012 drew in 2.8 on its premiere, while the Steve Harvey show had a debut of 1.5.
The Since You’ve Been Gone singer will no doubt be thrilled with the figures, as her first show didn’t exactly go to plan.
She was supposed to have Kevin Hart on as her first guest, but he was forced to pull out after being involved in a horror car crash that left him with three fractures in his back.
Kevin was required to undergo surgery, to fuse together the fractures, and he is expected to make a full recovery. Although, it’s reported he will now need ‘extensive physical therapy’ going forward.
The comedian’s best pal Dwayne Johnson came to the rescue, however, and decided to cut his honeymoon short and step in for Kevin on the show instead.
Discussing the crash with Kelly, Dwayne insisted Kevin’s a ‘very lucky man’ during his appearance.
‘Everything is good, I spoke with Kevin, I connected with him today,’ he told her. ‘I love the guy, he’s one of my best friends and honestly… it could have been a lot worse.’
‘[Kevin is] a lucky man and he knows it too,’ the Jumanji star said.
He leads a whole host of stars expected to appear on The Kelly Clarkson Show this season, including Jennifer Garner, John Legend and Ellen DeGeneres.
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