The Jennifer Hudson Show Guests & Episode Schedule: Season 5, Day by Day
The gist: Season 5 of The Jennifer Hudson Show has run two full weeks of new hours, from Tyler Perry on the Sept. 14 premiere to H.E.R. and Martha Reeves on Friday, Sept. 25. The show's own calendar puts Tom Cruise on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Riz Ahmed the next day.
Below is every booked guest so far, day by day, with what each one came to talk about. Aired episodes are checked against two listings: TVmaze's episode guide and the weekly lineup the show posts on its own site.
| Day | Guests (per the show's calendar) |
|---|---|
| Mon 28 | Mike Colter; America's Got Talent cast |
| Tue 29 | Lisa Leslie; Tyler Cameron and Jackson Olson |
| Wed 30 | Tom Cruise |
| Thu Oct. 1 | Riz Ahmed |
| Fri Oct. 2 | Shemar Moore; Owen Thiele |
These come from one source for now. TVmaze had nothing listed past Sept. 25, and one third-party guide showed different dates, so treat the order as tentative.
Who's on The Jennifer Hudson Show this week?
If the calendar holds, the week of Sept. 28 is the biggest booking stretch of the young season. Tom Cruise is making his first appearance on the show, which was flagged in the Season 5 announcement as tied to his film Digger, and Riz Ahmed follows on Thursday.
WNBA great Lisa Leslie is down for Tuesday, alongside Tyler Cameron and Jackson Olson. Monday pairs actor Mike Colter with another round from the America's Got Talent panel, and Shemar Moore closes the week with Owen Thiele. We'll fill in each hour's topic once a second listing confirms it.
Who was on last week's episodes?
Monday, Sept. 21: Julia Stiles talked about competing on Dancing With the Stars. Chaz McNelis and his 21-month-old son Grayson, known online as "Baby G," told the story behind their following, and Ernest Harden Jr. came on after his Emmy win for The Pitt.
Tuesday, Sept. 22: The America's Got Talent judges' table showed up together: Sofía Vergara, Howie Mandel, Terry Crews and Mel B. Bre-Z followed to talk about the final season of All American.
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Jo Koy promoted his Netflix special Jo Koy: Blue in the Face. Seven-year-old Teddy Williams of "Tea with Teddy" reviewed tea, and Krista Poole and CEO Adrian Lewis spoke for Forgotten Harvest, Michigan's largest food rescue group.
Thursday, Sept. 24: Jasmine Guy, Cree Summer and Chibuikem Uche came on for the A Different World reboot. Fuerza Regida talked about their album 111XPANTIA and the tour behind it, then played part of a song.
Friday, Sept. 25: H.E.R. talked about her animated film Forgotten Island. Ten-year-old singer Eden Valor from Bowling Green, Kentucky, performed, and Motown's Martha Reeves brought her album Searching and sang with Jennifer.
The other daytime hours from that week, including The View, Kelly Clarkson and Drew, are on our Sept. 21 lineup page.
Who was on the Season 5 premiere week?
Tyler Perry opened the season on Monday, Sept. 14, in his first visit to the show, with his Netflix film Why Did I Get Married Again? as the hook. Ciara Miller of Summer House joined him, and nine-year-old "Pastor Luke" Tillman made a return visit.
- Tue, Sept. 15: Danielle Brooks on the film If I Go Will They Miss Me, a performance from LE SSERAFIM, and an adoption story from Kayla Daniels and her sons.
- Wed, Sept. 16: Jenna Dewan, another Dancing With the Stars contestant, and designer Christian Siriano of Project Runway.
- Thu, Sept. 17: A full hour with stylist and Project Runway judge Law Roach.
- Fri, Sept. 18: Actor Karen Pittman. TVmaze's write-up for that date also mentions Leah Pump of The LadyLike Foundation, which the show's calendar doesn't list.
Both weeks sit next to the other shows on the Sept. 14 lineup page.
What kind of guests does The Jennifer Hudson Show book?
More music and more reality-TV crossovers than the other syndicated hours. Where Tamron Hall's guests lean toward news and family stories, Hudson's first ten hours mixed a big star at the top with a viral kid or a local hero near the end.
| Pattern (Sept. 14–25) | Count | Where it showed up |
|---|---|---|
| Musical performances | 4 | LE SSERAFIM, Fuerza Regida, Eden Valor, Martha Reeves |
| Dancing With the Stars contestants | 3 | Ciara Miller, Jenna Dewan, Julia Stiles |
| Kids who went viral | 4 | Pastor Luke, Baby G, Teddy Williams, Eden Valor |
| Project Runway names | 2 | Christian Siriano, Law Roach |
| Netflix titles promoted | 2 | Tyler Perry's film, Jo Koy's special |
| Full cast visits | 2 | America's Got Talent, A Different World |
So if you set one recording a week, the cast visits and the music hours are the ones that make the rounds online the next day. The single-guest interviews show up as clips on YouTube soon after.
What time is The Jennifer Hudson Show on?
There's no one national time slot. Warner Bros. distributes the show to local stations, and each station picks its own hour, so the answer changes with your city. Fox-owned stations were among its first big carriers when it launched in 2022.
The show's own lineup posts just say it airs weekdays and to check local listings. Our daytime talk show schedule shows how the syndicated hours usually stack up around it.
Where can you stream The Jennifer Hudson Show?
Live, you need a service that carries your local station, since it isn't on a cable network. YouTube TV lists it, and the other live options are the ones we compare in watching talk shows without cable.
The show's YouTube channel posts interview clips, not full hours. We couldn't find a service carrying full Season 5 episodes on demand as of this weekend.
Every Jennifer Hudson Show Season 5 guest so far
| Date | Ep. | Guests | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sept. 14 | 5.1 | Tyler Perry; Ciara Miller; Luke Tillman | TVmaze + show |
| Tue, Sept. 15 | 5.2 | Danielle Brooks; LE SSERAFIM; Kayla Daniels and sons | TVmaze + show |
| Wed, Sept. 16 | 5.3 | Jenna Dewan; Christian Siriano | TVmaze + show |
| Thu, Sept. 17 | 5.4 | Law Roach | TVmaze + show |
| Fri, Sept. 18 | 5.5 | Karen Pittman | TVmaze + show |
| Mon, Sept. 21 | 5.6 | Julia Stiles; Chaz and Grayson McNelis; Ernest Harden Jr. | TVmaze + show |
| Tue, Sept. 22 | 5.7 | Sofía Vergara; Howie Mandel; Terry Crews; Mel B; Bre-Z | TVmaze + show |
| Wed, Sept. 23 | 5.8 | Jo Koy; Teddy Williams; Krista Poole; Adrian Lewis | TVmaze + show |
| Thu, Sept. 24 | 5.9 | Jasmine Guy; Cree Summer; Chibuikem Uche; Fuerza Regida | TVmaze + show |
| Fri, Sept. 25 | 5.10 | H.E.R.; Eden Valor; Martha Reeves | TVmaze + show |
Quick questions
Is The Jennifer Hudson Show new today?
On weekdays in season, yes so far. All ten hours since Sept. 14 were first-run. The late-summer dates before that were Season 4 repeats, since Season 4 wrapped on May 20.
How many seasons has The Jennifer Hudson Show been on?
This is Season 5. The show premiered on Sept. 12, 2022, and was renewed for this season in February 2026. It tapes at Warner Bros. in Burbank.
When does the next week's guest list come out?
The show's site posted the Sept. 21 lineup on Friday, Sept. 18, so the Friday before is a good bet. The episode calendar sometimes runs further ahead, as it does now.
Where are the other daytime guest lists?
See whether The View is on today, the daytime section, and the 2026 host guide. For late night, the Sept. 28 lineup page has Kimmel's Brooklyn week and the rest.