It is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and features Clarkson interviewing celebrities and segments about "everyday people".

[2][3] Clarkson opens the program with "Kellyoke", a musical performance of a cover version of various songs requested by a member of her audience and ends with her participating in an activity with her guests.

The series premiered on September 9, 2019, in first-run syndication, with NBC Owned Television Stations serving as its main affiliate base.

In each episode audiences will experience an hour full of remarkable stories, celebrity guests, spontaneous surprises, humor, heart and, of course, good music.

Paul Telegdy, who was NBCUniversal's president of Alternative Programming, had originally scouted Clarkson to serve as a mentor—and later a coach—on NBC's music competition series The Voice.

[9] Despite being reluctant at first, Clarkson accepted the offer for the series in an effort to "connect with people, play games, music and find ways to help or give back to communities/organizations.

[11] Celebrities such as Josh Groban, Terry Crews, and Chloë Grace Moretz were reported to have participated as her guests on the pilot.

[12] She is also accompanied by her touring band for her musical performances in the program, which includes a barn-like studio as a reflection to her "country roots".

[16] Midway through the first season, production on the show was suspended on March 13, 2020, after the World Health Organization announced the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Clarkson cited a desire to move the show to the East Coast so that she could be closer to her family in North Carolina, as well as her interest in Broadway theater.

[22] The move also takes advantage of new film tax credits for relocated productions introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul.

[28] As of August, 2024, The Kelly Clarkson Show airs in every U.S. television market, as well as Puerto Rico (through WKAQ) and the U.S. Virgin Islands on WVGN.

[36] In December 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that the second season has 1.6 million average daily viewers and has the youngest audience among the top four daytime shows.

"[38] The night the allegations were issued, Clarkson posted a public statement on her social media accounts in which she said she was unaware of the situation, yet it is unacceptable.