Kelly Clarkson ends her talk show with her children beside her

Kelly Clarkson closed the final episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show with the two people who helped define her decision to step away: her children, River and Remington. The singer and host ended the daytime program’s seven-season run on August 31 with a farewell that mixed music, family memories and a direct thank-you to viewers.

A family-centered goodbye

River, 11, and Remington, 10, joined Clarkson during the finale and looked back at their own appearances on the show. Remington singled out meeting Jason Momoa and singing “My Way” with the house band. River told her mother that she enjoyed watching her shine every day, a message that visibly moved Clarkson.

The children remained with her for the closing moments. Clarkson thanked the audience for welcoming the program into their homes and expressed gratitude to the crew and band. She also reflected on having watched her children grow during the show’s run before delivering her familiar sign-off one last time.

Music was central to the episode, as it had been throughout the series. The finale included a Kellyoke performance of “Golden,” alongside selections from Clarkson’s own catalog. That format helped distinguish the show from a standard celebrity interview program by keeping her identity as a live performer at the center of each broadcast.

The end of a seven-season chapter

The series built its daytime profile around Clarkson’s conversational style, musical performances and interviews with entertainers and other public figures. Its final episode framed the departure less as a dramatic ending than as a deliberate change in priorities.

Clarkson had previously explained that her family dynamic changed after the death of her former husband, Brandon Blackstock, and that she wanted to create more room for her children. Bringing River and Remington into the finale connected that private motivation to the public goodbye without turning the moment into a formal announcement.

For viewers, the last broadcast offered a compact version of what sustained the program for seven seasons: a major song, an emotional conversation and Clarkson’s ability to move quickly between sincerity and humor. The show ended with her children at her side, making its final image a family moment rather than a television spectacle.