Tyra Banks’ FABLife talkshow, which she decided she didn’t want to host after two months, has officially been cancelled.
Disney-ABC Domestic Television said Tuesday that the show will only last one season. According to the Hollywood Reporter, new episodes will still be made until the end of the season.
“We’re extremely proud of everyone involved with the show and would like to thank them for all of their contributions and tireless efforts,” Janice Marinelli, president of Disney/ABC Home Entertainment & TV Distribution, said. “We are especially appreciative of our talented and dynamic co-hosts Chrissy Teigen, Joe Zee, Leah Ashley and Lauren Makk, and we would also like to extend a huge thanks to our station partners for all of their support.”
Banks was an executive producer for the series and her fans were excited to see her back on daytime television five years after The Tyra Banks Show ended. However, as FABLife’s ratings started to tumble, she announced in November that she would no longer co-host the series.
“I will be devoting more time to my new, growing cosmetics company, TYRA Beauty, which is expanding faster than anticipated, as well as overseeing my company’s other entertainment ventures,” Banks said at the time.
The cancellation of FABLife also highlights the increasing difficulty of keeping a daytime talk show alive. Meredith Vieira’s show also failed, as did shows with Anderson Cooper and Katie Couric. Not everyone can be Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey or Wendy Williams.