Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year
MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer
May 12, 2021
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CARPINTERIA, CA - FEBRUARY 25: TV personality Ellen DeGeneres performs onstage during the One 805 Kick Ash Bash benefiting First Responders at Bella Vista Ranch & Polo Club on February 25, 2018 in Carpinteria, California. The daytime host has announced Wednesday her show will not be returning for its nineteenth season. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
2of4FILE - Ellen DeGeneres appears during a taping of the The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in Burbank, Calif. on May 24, 2016. DeGeneres, who has seen ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided her upcoming season next year will be the last. It coincides with the end of her contract.John Locher/APShow MoreShow Less
Mark Kennedy May 12, 2021 - 9:45 AM
NEW YORK (AP) â Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show.
The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcoming 19th season will be the last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the end of her contract.
âAlthough all good things must come to an end, you still have hope that the truly great things never will, Mike Darnell, president of unscripted TV for Warner Bros., said in a statement Wednesday. It was and is an indelible piece of the television landscape, and it will be sorely missed.â
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Ellen DeGeneres is winding down her award-winning daytime television talk show after 19 seasons and more than 3,000 episodes.
What Happened: In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres stated she informed her staff this week and will publicly address her decision on Thursday s show with Oprah Winfrey, who reigned as the daytime talk show star before DeGeneres ascension. When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged, she said. And as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore.
The show will conclude in 2022.
What Else Was Happening: The show s popularity has been waning recently. DailyMail reported the show’s ratings between February 2020 and February 2021 had plummeted in several major metro markets: a 32% decline in Philadelphia, a 40% slide in New York City and Chicago, a 50% drop in San Francisco and a 59% tumble in Los Angeles.
Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year FILE - Ellen DeGeneres appears during a taping of the The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in Burbank, Calif. on May 24, 2016. DeGeneres, who has seen ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided her upcoming season next year will be the last. It coincides with the end of her contract. (Source: AP Photo/John Locher, File) By MARK KENNEDY | May 12, 2021 at 11:29 AM EDT - Updated May 12 at 1:25 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show.
The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcoming 19th season will be the last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the end of her contract.