Ellen DeGeneres Show renewed for 4 more years

Ellen DeGeneres Show renewed for 4 more years by NBC

TV talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres must be absolutely ecstatic. Not only has her talk show the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ been renewed by NBC, it has been renewed with a contract for another four years. That means it will continue airing on 189 stations throughout the United States right up till the end of the 2016-2017 TV season.

High ratings have everything to do with the renewal, of course. The Ellen DeGeneres Show is currently battling it out with Dr. Phil for the number one spot in the syndicated talk show genre when it comes to female viewers, and she’s also seeing the highest viewer numbers since 2006 — around 3.2 million viewers tune in for every show.

Not bad for someone who was predicted by critics to see her career dive-bomb after she came out as a lesbian in 1997.

Interestingly, since then, the opposite has happened. In the last 15 years, Ellen DeGeneres has seen her popularity continue to rise, with audiences even loving her conversations about her wife, fellow actress Portia de Rossi, and seemingly thinking of the couple as just like any other celebrity couple they admire.

The announcement came Monday morning from Ken Werner, president, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Valari Staab, president, NBC Owned Television Stations.

“Ellen is quite simply the best,” Werner said in a statement. “Day in and day out she and her team produce a unique and compelling hour of entertainment which is appointment television for legions of women. We are absolutely thrilled that NBC, Ellen, Warner Bros. and all of our station partners will be continuing our successful relationship for years to come.”

Added Staab: “Ellen is the crown jewel of the NBC Owned Television Stations daytime lineup. We are proud and thrilled to extend our relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, all the great people working on her show and our friends at Warner Bros.”

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