Friday morning’s cancellation of “The Queen Latifah Show” seemed like a pretty cut and dry decision to most, but insiders would say that its demise wasn’t a surprise to those involved and is helping to pave the way for a new, more competitive daytime entry.
“When they launched the second season, they knew it was make or break time,” an individual close to production told TheWrap. “The writing was already on the wall.”
The show ended its first season as the No. 1 new talk show in daytime, but still its ratings weren’t very high. Ahead of Friday’s cancellation, the show still isn’t heating up the ratings chart in its second season.