Steve Harvey Moving TV Production to L-A

Steve Harvey is pulling the plug on his Chicago-based syndicated daytime talk show after five years and moving to Los Angeles to launch a new show in September 2017, according to The Chicago Tribune.

The "Steve Harvey" show, taped at NBC Tower and co-produced by NBC Universal and Endemol Shine North America, will end its production run in May, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed Friday. More than 100 staffers were notified of the decision, and the end of their employment, this morning, sources said.

The new show will be co-produced by Harvey and IMG, the New York-based media company whose affiliate, WME, represents the comedian/TV host. Harvey will have an ownership stake in the as-yet-unnamed show, which will be distributed by NBC Universal and carried on all NBC-owned stations.

Sources said the new show will be more celebrity-driven, one of the primary reasons Harvey is leaving Chicago for Los Angeles.

Besides a richer pool of celebrities for his new daytime talk show, sources said Harvey was weary of commuting from his Chicago home to Los Angeles, where the busy star hosts "Little Big Shots," "Family Feud" and other TV shows.