Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show: “I Need Something New to Challenge Me” (Exclusive) Lacey Rose
Daytime’s most recognizable face has decided her upcoming season, the show’s nineteenth, will be the last. The decision, which fell to DeGeneres, is said to have been several years in the making. She informed her staff May 11, and will sit down with longtime pal and daytime predecessor Oprah Winfrey to discuss the news on
Ellen‘s May 13 show.
“When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres tells
The host of the talk show confirmed on Wednesday that the program s upcoming 19th season will be the last. It s going to be really hard on the last day, but I also know it’s time, DeGeneres told
The Hollywood Reporter. When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore. I need something new to challenge me. Although all good things must come to an end, you still have hope that truly great things never will, Warner Bros. unscripted TV president Mike Darnell added, calling the series an absolute phenomenon that established itself as the premiere destination for both superstars and incredible heartfelt human-interest stories.
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