The Jennifer Hudson Show: Free Audience Tickets in Burbank

The Jennifer Hudson Show is in its fifth season, and it tapes in Burbank in front of a live studio audience. Seats are free. Tickets go out through 1iota, the fan-ticketing service the show uses, and the current block runs from September 24 to October 2, 2026. If you're hunting for things to do in Los Angeles that cost nothing and end with a story to tell, a daytime talk show taping is a good bet.

Hudson has won an Emmy, a GRAMMY, an Oscar and a Tony, and she executive produces the show herself. It's a one-hour nationally syndicated program from JHud Productions and Telepictures, part of Warner Bros. Television Group. The show has picked up Daytime Emmy nominations, and each episode mixes celebrity guests, viral personalities, music and segments honoring community heroes.

Taping dates

1iota lists eight tapings in this run, two per day at 12:15 PM and 3:45 PM:

• Thursday, September 24
• Tuesday, September 29
• Wednesday, September 30
• Friday, October 2

Production schedules move around. A date can be added, pulled or filled up and removed from the request page without much notice, so check the 1iota listing for what's open before you plan your day around it.

How to get tickets

Create a free 1iota account, open The Jennifer Hudson Show page and request the taping you want. You'll get a confirmation by email. The age limit is 14 and up, so this one works for a parent bringing a teenager, which a lot of late-night tapings don't.

A confirmation doesn't guarantee you a seat. Free audience services book more people than the studio can hold, because some folks cancel and others just don't show. Your ticket gets you priority in line. Early arrivals get seated, and people at the back of the line can be turned away once the room is full. Show up well before the check-in time on your ticket.

What to expect

Block out more time than the listed taping time suggests. Check-in happens before the show starts, and an hour of television takes longer than an hour to record. Bring a government-issued photo ID that matches the name on your request. The 1iota confirmation email has the exact studio location, arrival time and the show's own rules on phones, bags and dress. Trust that email over anything written here, since those details change from season to season.

Daytime talk audiences are loud on purpose. Expect a warm-up before cameras roll and plenty of cues to clap and cheer. Hudson's show leans hard on music and surprises, so there's a real chance you'll catch a performance or a big on-air reveal from your seat.

Getting there

1iota lists the location only as Burbank, CA. The exact studio address, parking instructions and entrance come in your confirmation email, so read it the night before. Burbank is just over the hill from Hollywood, and midday traffic on the 101 and 134 can crawl, so leave extra time for the drive.

More free TV tapings

The Jennifer Hudson Show is one of several productions filling seats this fall. Talk shows, game shows and sitcoms tape across Burbank, Hollywood, Culver City and Universal City, and they're some of the more fun Things Happening In Los Angeles if you don't mind waiting in line. Browse the full list of upcoming events Los Angeles studios are casting audiences for on the Live Audience page, or see everything else around the city on the Los Angeles page.