Kelly Clarkson’s deep in grief over ex-hubby Brandon Blackstock’s death -- but her talk show’s still gunning for a fall return, TMZ has learned.

Kelly Clarkson‘s talk show is slated to return one month after the death of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock. On Friday TMZ reported that the seventh season of The Kelly Clarkson Show will air this fall,

The "Because of You" hitmaker took a break from hosting "The Kelly Clarkson Show" to care for Blackstock while he battled melanoma.