‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Ends After Seven Seasons With a Music-Filled Farewell

The Kelly Clarkson Show final episode aired Monday, August 31, bringing Kelly Clarkson’s seven-season daytime television run to a close with a farewell built around music, viewer requests and the audience that followed the series since its 2019 debut.

The finale, presented as a special “Kelly By Request” hour, featured Clarkson performing songs selected by viewers from across her catalog and ending the show’s signature Kellyoke segment with “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters. Entertainment Weekly reported that the series concluded after more than 1,200 episodes, while Clarkson used the final broadcast to thank the staff, guests and viewers who helped shape the program.

The Kelly Clarkson Show final episode put music at the center

Music had been a defining part of The Kelly Clarkson Show from the beginning, particularly through the daily Kellyoke performances that regularly paired Clarkson’s voice with songs from other artists and genres. The finale leaned into that identity rather than treating the final hour as a conventional celebrity interview episode.

Clarkson performed “Since U Been Gone,” “Sober,” “Stronger,” “Piece by Piece” and other fan-requested selections during the “Kelly By Request” format. She also performed her 2026 single “I’d Be Lyin’” on television. People documented Clarkson’s closing remarks and the finale’s fan-focused format, including the appearance of her children River and Remington near the end of the show.

Her last Kellyoke performance was “Golden,” the song from KPop Demon Hunters that the program identified as its most-requested cover. The choice gave the long-running segment a clear endpoint while reinforcing how closely Clarkson’s daytime identity remained tied to music even as the show expanded into interviews, human-interest stories and celebrity conversations.

Clarkson’s daytime run began in 2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show launched in September 2019 and developed into one of the more durable celebrity-led daytime programs of its era. The official NBC series page describes the program as a daytime destination built around humor, connection, music and Clarkson’s interviews with guests.

During its run, the show moved from Los Angeles to New York, weathered pandemic-era remote production and built a recognizable format around Kellyoke, celebrity interviews and recurring stories about people and organizations making an impact in their communities.

The series accumulated 24 Daytime Emmy Awards through its first six completed awards cycles, according to contemporary coverage, with Clarkson becoming one of daytime television’s most prominent hosts despite entering the format after already establishing a major music career.

The final episode emphasized viewers instead of a new television announcement

The farewell did not unveil another daily talk-show project for Clarkson. Instead, the final hour concentrated on the audience relationship that had developed over seven seasons and the music that remained the show’s most consistent creative through line.

Clarkson’s children were in the audience and joined her during the closing portion of the episode. She thanked the show’s staff, crew, band, guests and viewers before repeating the sign-off she had used throughout the series.

Her decision to leave the daily hosting schedule had already been announced months earlier. NBC reported in February that Clarkson had personally decided to step away after Season 7 and that production would continue through the show’s planned conclusion.

That makes the August 31 broadcast a completion of a previously announced transition rather than a surprise cancellation. The fresh development is that the series has now actually ended, allowing the final episode itself to become the defining news event.

Kelly Clarkson is not leaving television or music entirely

Clarkson has been clear that ending the talk show does not mean leaving entertainment. She intends to continue recording and performing music and remains connected to NBC’s The Voice, where she is returning as a coach for Season 30.

The show’s conclusion therefore separates Clarkson from the demands of a daily syndicated program without closing the door on television appearances. It also returns more attention to the music career that originally introduced her to a national audience.

The Washington Post’s assessment of the final broadcast noted how unusually successful Clarkson had been in a daytime landscape where many celebrity-led shows have struggled to survive beyond their first few seasons.

For viewers, however, the most immediate milestone is simpler. The Kelly Clarkson Show final episode has now aired, ending the daily series after seven seasons while leaving Clarkson’s broader music and television career open to its next chapter.