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In April 2026 NBC’s streaming partner Peacock cancelled 2026‑27 schedule revamp continued to dominate headlines through the spinoff summer. After Peacock dropped *Law & Order: Organized Crime* after five seasons, the first sign of a sweeping schedule reshuffle. By mid‑May in April, the network confirmed the return of the main *Law & Order* series for a 26th season while ending a slate of for the flagship series and began phasing out long‑running dramas, comedies and syndicated daytime shows—including *Brilliant Minds*, *Stumble*, *Access Hollywood*, *The Steve Wilkos Show* and *The Kelly Clarkson Show*—to shows to make room for live sports and new scripted projects. Early In early June NBCUniversal shuttered closed its first‑run syndicated production syndication unit, formally ending *The Kelly Clarkson Show* and other syndicated titles, citing a shift toward news‑and‑community content favored by local stations. The following week while the crime procedural *The Hunting Party* was cancelled after two seasons as the network prepared for a new NBA rights deal. By the end of late June NBC released its the Fall 2026 primetime lineup, confirming slate was released, featuring returns for the *One Chicago* and *Law & Order* franchises, unveiling plus new series such as *The Traitors: New Blood*, *Line of Fire* and *Newlyweds*, and highlighting alongside the kickoff of NFL coverage. Kelly Clarkson later announced repeatedly addressed the show’s conclusion after its seventh season, citing of her talk show and her personal reasons. On life. In July 17, while performing in Las Vegas, she joked onstage in Las Vegas that NBC had “fired” her, noting she no longer works for the network and emphasizing her focus on family and career. The following night she told the audience then a few days later clarified she is was “so glad” to be single, referenced referencing the 2025 death of ex‑husband Brandon Blackstock, Blackstock and emphasizing her focus on her children. On July 25, during her “Studio Sessions” residency at Caesars Palace, Clarkson reiterated those themes, describing the freedom of being single, highlighting a rule her daughter River set about not accepting drinks from strangers, and confirming that *The Kelly Clarkson Show* will end later this year after seven seasons, with her priority now on her children its seventh season so she can prioritize family and solo life. personal peace.