'The Drew Barrymore Show' Renewed For Another Season, Actress Calls It 'Crazy, Wonderful Journey'

While Drew Barrymore confirmed she won't return to movies anytime soon, she will definitely continue her daytime talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show."

The talk show -- launched on Sept. 14 last year -- is going to return for season 2 this fall. CBS Media Ventures' President, Steve LoCascio, announced Wednesday the show will be renewed. He also reflected on the "optimism" the show brings to people every day.

"Launching a daily syndicated show during a pandemic was a challenge no daytime show has ever had to face," LoCascio said, Deadline reported. "But Drew and everyone on this team turned every obstacle into an opportunity and delivered a big, bright, fun hour of much needed optimism to viewers every day."

"The show truly embodies Drew’s spirit, and we’re thrilled to be able to continue to provide our stations and viewers with another high-quality season this fall," he added.

Barrymore also shared her excitement for the renewal, and noted how this show was first launched during the pandemic.

“We launched this show in a pandemic, which made for a crazy, wonderful journey I never expected,” Barrymore said. “This is my dream job, and I feel so lucky to get to do this for another year. I am so grateful to CBS Media Ventures and all our station partners for believing in us.”

Barrymore's talk show had earned solid ratings throughout the first season, and it showed further improvement between November 2020 to February 2021 as the rating raised by 19%, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour show has been shot in New York City and produced by CBS Media Ventures.

Barrymore serves as executive producer along with Chris Miller and Jason Kurtz. When the show first premiered, the actress-turned-host said this was her first job where she can be "utterly" herself.

"I would have never been right for this job until this moment. Timing really is everything in life. I think I am at probably the most settled place I have been at in my life," she said. "I am a mom, I can see things from a lot of different angles and I still have enough energy. ... I want to just look at everything from an honest perspective, a different perspective, a humorous perspective and a very real perspective in 2020."