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A new daytime talk show hosted by Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is hitting the syndicated marketplace, sources confirm to Deadline. The project, from Warner Bros Unscripted Television in association with Telepictures, has just been taken out and is being pitched to the major station groups for a potential fall 2022…

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is about to take its final go-round. DeGeneres returns for the 19th and final season of the daytime talker beginning Monday, September 13. The show has released a promo for the upcoming season which provides a look of some of the highlights over the years. Celebrity guests featured in the clip…

Ellen DeGeneres told Savannah Guthrie on Today that she is still surprised by attacks on her and reports of her show’s workplace environment as “toxic,” but that it was not the reason for her decision to end her long-running daytime talk show. In the sit down, conducted on the set of DeGeneres’ show, Guthrie asked…

Ellen DeGeneres has broken her silence on news that her talk show will end after its 19th season. “I'm announcing that next season, Season 19, is going to be my last season. So, the past 18 years, you have to know, has changed my life,” she said Wednesday, taping the opening of the May 13 episode. “You all have…

At the end of a rocky 2020-21 season, following a toxic workplace environment controversy and amid declining ratings, Ellen DeGeneres is ending her daytime talk show. DeGeneres’ current contract takes The Ellen DeGeneres Show through the upcoming 2021-2022 season, the show’s 19th, and it will now be the program’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres, an animal lover and supporter of wildlife conservation, has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Discovery to produce natural history content across all platforms. Under the marquee pact, the comedian and talk-show host will develop and produce specials, series and documentaries in the…

Ellen DeGeneres opens up today about her experience with Covid-19 last month, reassuring the virtual audience of her returning syndicated talk show that she’s feeling fine. The host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show – returning today after an extended hiatus that began Dec. 10 with DeGeneres’ announcement of her Covid…

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is delaying its return to production amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County and will continue airing repeat episodes next week. “Due to the COVID-19 surge in Los Angeles County, and for the continued safety of our staff and crew, The Ellen DeGeneres Show will push production…

Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. is taking no chances. He’s isolating himself from his pregnant wife and daughter after being potentially exposed to Covid-19 after appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Dec. 9. DeGeneres announced she had tested positive for coronavirus on Dec. 10. Odom Jr. told the Today show’s Hoda…

Ellen DeGeneres delivered a health update via Instagram today, assuring fans that she is well and feels “100%” despite contracting the coronavirus. DeGeneres announced last week that she had tested positive for Covid-19. Today, she spoke from her home with an upbeat assessment. "I feel really good," the 62-year-old…

Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for COVID-19, and has stopped production on her daytime talk show until after the holidays. "Hi Everyone, I want to let you all know that I tested positive for Covid-19,” DeGeneres tweeted today (see it below). “Fortunately, I'm feeling fine right now. Anyone who has been in close…

On Sunday night, Ellen DeGeneres won the trophy for Daytime Talk Show of 2020 at the E! People’s Choice Awards. Upon accepting the award, the talk show host made sure to thank her “amazing” staff. This award comes after her show has been marred for a toxic work environment which has caused many to raise…