Wendy Williams' talk shows fans rejoice because your favorite TV host will be asking you "How You Doin'" for the next four years.
Fox Television renewed "The Wendy Williams Show" to continue entertaining viewers with her gossip and celebrity interviews until 2017. The renewal will bring the talk show into its eighth season, and comes after a strong viewership performance.
According to Yahoo! TV, "during May sweep, 'The Wendy Williams Show' doubled its rating in the key women 25-54 demographic on Fox's WNYW in New York, jumping from a 1.2 rating/9 share during the same period last year to a 2.4/16 this year. It also posted strong gains on Fox's Los Angeles station and, in particular, WFLD in Chicago, where it surged 139 percent year-to-year."
Wendy Williams, 48, is known for being open, honest and blunt with her viewers and celebrity guests. Her show's "Ask Wendy" segment has become one of the most popular on TV, according to reports.
Williams has even shared he personal struggles on the show as well, talking openly about her issues with her weight. She has taken it upon herself to shed her unwanted pounds, reportedly losing 20 pounds since last May, telling viewers that for now her weight is "under control" but it still mentally effects her.
"I could lie to you and tell you that I'm fine with the way that I am right now, but the fact is my parents have done a number on me," Williams told her fans in her online show, "After Show." "And that number will forever have me pinching an inch, checking in the mirror and obsessing over calories for the rest of my life... I've been on a diet every single day of my life."
Reportedly, her honesty intrigues viewers as her show's ratings have climbed 43 percent year-to-year in her demographic. There are no signs of William's popularity slowing down, according to officials.
"'The Wendy Williams Show' has as much momentum as any show on our air right now, both qualitatively and quantitatively," Fox Television Stations senior vice president of programming Frank Cicha told Reuters. "Over the last few years, it's evolved into the ideal lead-out to our morning news blocks. Like our news, the show delivers a day/date immediacy that serves as a blueprint for where we want to be the rest of the day."
