Ellen DeGeneres opened the season 18 premiere of her show with a lengthy statement addressing reports of mistreatment and misconduct behind the scenes at “Ellen.”
While her apology fell short in the eyes of some, many were perhaps expected the premiere to draw bigger ratings than usual due to the controversy. In reality, the premiere came in even on last season’s debut.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” season premiere scored a 1.9 household rating, the same number as last year. In terms of the key syndication talk show demographic of people aged 25-54, “Ellen” ticked up fractionally to a 0.9 from a 0.8 in 2019. That represents the show’s strongest premiere in the demo since the 2016-17 season.
“The View” was the overall winner on Monday night with a 2.7 household rating, while “Ellen” managed to tie it for first place among women 25-54, with both shows scoring a 1.1.
On the other hand, the premiere...
While her apology fell short in the eyes of some, many were perhaps expected the premiere to draw bigger ratings than usual due to the controversy. In reality, the premiere came in even on last season’s debut.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” season premiere scored a 1.9 household rating, the same number as last year. In terms of the key syndication talk show demographic of people aged 25-54, “Ellen” ticked up fractionally to a 0.9 from a 0.8 in 2019. That represents the show’s strongest premiere in the demo since the 2016-17 season.
“The View” was the overall winner on Monday night with a 2.7 household rating, while “Ellen” managed to tie it for first place among women 25-54, with both shows scoring a 1.1.
On the other hand, the premiere...
- 9/22/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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