Comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres said she will end her talk show in 2022 after 19 seasons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Ellen DeGeneres Show, a daily talk show, debuted in 2003 and has collected dozens of Emmys over the years. DeGeneres said allegations that surfaced last year about her role in creating a toxic work environment at the show did not influence her decision to leave and she is not sure what she will do next.
DeGeneres gets candid about her decision to wrap up the show in 2022, the allegations that nearly sent her packing and the parts that she’ll miss most – and least – about her daily platform
"'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 Hollywood Reporter, discussing the move publicly for the first time." - The Hollywood Reporter
"With the talk show, all I cared about was spreading kindness and compassion, and everything I stand for was being attacked. So, it destroyed me," DeGeneres says about the allegations of #Ellen being a toxic workplace. "I’d be lying if I said it didn’t"
Ellen DeGeneres has faced a steep ratings decline, losing more than a million viewers since September, after reports of a toxic workplace at her show. It is a startling setback for one of daytime television’s most successful franchises.
Ellen DeGeneres apologized and vowed to do better going forward in her first public comments since allegations of a toxic work environment enveloped The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
"It’s the start of a new chapter and hopefully my fans will go with me wherever I go," DeGeneres says. "That being said, if I never do anything else ever again, I’m so proud of what this show stood for and still stands for and what we’ve made it through"
Three top producers have "parted ways" with The Ellen DeGeneres Show following an investigation into a number of allegations of misconduct made by staff members.