Jennifer Hudson set to launch daytime talk show this fall with Fox Television Stations

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Jennifer Hudson is returning to her television roots with the launch of The Jennifer Hudson Show at Fox Television Station this fall.The 40-year-old Academy award-winning actress, who initially found fame after starring on American Idol in 2004,is 'positioned to be the new flagship' talk show once Ellen DeGeneres ends her 19-season run later this year, according to Variety.'I have experienced so much in my life; I've seen the highest of the highs, the lowest of the lows, and just about everything in between, but as my mother always told me, "Once you think you've seen it all, just keep on living,"' she said in a statement.

Congratulations! Jennifer Hudson is returning to her television roots with the launch of The Jennifer Hudson Show at Fox Television Station this fall; seen on Sunday at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica'People from around the world have been a part of my journey from the beginning — twenty years ago — and I'm so ready to join their journey as we sit down and talk about the things that inspire and move us all.'While Hudson's new show is with a different network than Ellen's Warner Bros.

TV, Degeneres' production company, Telepictures, is working on the Hudson show. In addition, 'executive producers Andy Lassner and Mary Connelly served as showrunners on Hudson's test show, which was shot last fall on DeGeneres’ stage.'She continued: 'I have always loved people, and I cannot wait to connect on a deeper level and let audiences see the different sides of who I am, the human being, in return.'And I couldn't be more thrilled to do it alongside this incredible team.