‘Star Jones’, ‘Montel Williams’ Cancelled

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, Cable, Syndication, Cancellations

Somewhere, Barbara Walters must be secretly laughing right now.

Star Jones Reynolds, the woman who once occupied a seat on The View, is already looking for a new job.  After only six months on the air, truTV (formerly Court TV) officially turned off the lights on the The Star Jones Show today.  The program’s demise was announced only earlier this week.  In a statement, the network said the decision was “due to the rebranding and programming refocus of the network.”  (In other words, the channel was moving on and Star wasn’t coming with them.)

The end of Reynolds’ show, though, does not mean a departure for her from the channel.  As part of her goodbye gift, Star was given the opportunity to serve as a guest legal correspondent on the daily program that is replacing hers: Arrest & Trial.

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Star Jones Gets Gig at Court TV

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, Cable, Cable/Satellite

Star Jones Reynolds is back baby. No longer tethered by Barbara Walters and her brand of bull, Star is running the show this time. Reynolds will host a talk show of sorts on Court TV, specializing in criminal justice and pop culture. Huh? Well, we’ll have to find out what that’s all about in the fall, when the show will debut. No details on the show’s title just yet. Reynolds has some experience in this area, having started her career as a lawyer and then as a legal commentator for Court TV in the early 90s. Her job as co-host of The View began in 1997, and well, you know how it all went down—after her contract wasn’t renewed last summer, she announced on the show that she would be leaving, making Barbara very grumpy. That was Star’s last appearance on The View. Of her new show, Star commented, “This is the perfect time in our culture to see how the law, politics and entertainment come together. Some people say it has been on a collision. I say it has been connected.”

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