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Since 2003, Ellen DeGeneres has descended the studio steps on her daytime talk show to critical and viewer acclaim. Unfortunately, The Ellen DeGeneres Showof the public, that New York Times the reports have decreased by more than a million people, it is also decreasing at a dizzying rate. In contrast to last year’s 2.6 million viewers, Ellen it currently has an average audience of 1.5 million. The program’s audience decline comes after the public’s reckoning last summer Ellensupposedly toxic to the work environment.
In August, Ellen executive producer Ed Glavin, executive co-producer Jonathan Norman and principal editor Kevin Leman, accused in BuzzFeed News reports of racism, intimidation, harassment and misconduct, were released from the program, although they denied the charges against they. Meanwhile, rumors about DeGeneres’ hostile behavior grew louder during the same period. When Ellen returned on September 21, DeGeneres apologized for his role in promoting a toxic environment. “The truth is, I am that person you see on TV,” she explained. “I am also many other things. Sometimes I get sad, I get angry, I get anxious, I get frustrated, I get impatient. And I’m working on it all. I am a work in progress ”.
As for Ellendrop in visualizations, well, there’s still a pandemic going on, and with it, work at home and remote learning. “The Ellen DeGeneres Show remains one of the top three syndicated interview programs this season, ”said David McGuire, executive vice president of programming for Telepictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Times. “While the broadcast is down and Covid is challenging production, we’re looking forward to bringing our audience back live and a 19th season full of all the hilarious and exciting moments they’ve made Ellen one of the oldest and most successful talk shows in history. “
However, DeGeneres’ peers and competitors apparently did not experience the same sharp decline. Per Times, “Dr. Phil fell 22 percent and The Kelly Clarkson Show lost 26 percent of its viewers. Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest’s program lost just 3 percent, and Tamron Hall fell 9 percent. ” Ellenthe audience, by comparison, fell by 43%.