The series finale of The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been set. After 19 seasons, nearly 4,000 guests, and 64 Daytime Emmy Awards, the chat programme will cease on May 26.
It’s one of the most popular cancelled TV shows or series, with an end date of 2022.
First Lady Michelle Obama, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, Zac Efron, Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo, Gwen Stefani, David Letterman, Diane Keaton, Kim Kardashian, and Ellen DeGeneres’ wife Portia de Rossi are among the special guests named for the finale.
“I’m going to miss this,” DeGeneres wrote on social media after announcing the series finale date.
The Ellen Degeneres Show Cancelled
After the 2021-22 season, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will come to an end.

DeGeneres has hosted the show since 2003, so by the time it stops, it will have aired for 19 seasons.
Throughout its history, the show has been a key feature of the daytime TV scene, inspiring a number of spinoffs.
What Started Out Great Ends Under a Cloud of Controversy
After more than 3000 episodes, The Ellen DeGeneres Show will come to an end.

Hollywood A-listers and pop artists have fought for seats on Ellen DeGeneres’ couch for 19 seasons, where they are asked to promote their latest ventures.
After complaints of a terrible workplace, the talk show that rose to rival even Oprah Winfrey’s is leaving under a cloud.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has been broadcasting into homes throughout America for nearly two decades, defying stereotypes and captivating daytime TV audiences with a feel-good blend of eccentric humour and celebrity cameos.
However, after more than 3000 episodes, a talk show that rivalled Oprah Winfrey’s in terms of cultural significance is set to end under a cloud on Thursday, following allegations of a hostile workplace that runs counter to the show’s “be nice” credo.
“The iPhone didn’t exist when we started our show in 2003. There was no such thing as social media back then. It wasn’t lawful to marry a gay man;” Last month, after pre-taping the show’s final episode, DeGeneres remarked.
“We saw the world change, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.”
There’s no denying that the cultural landscape has been upended since rising comedian Ellen DeGeneres debuted in 1997, both as a character on the series Ellen and in real life with a Time magazine cover feature.
DeGeneres was acclaimed as a lesbian icon, but her sitcom was cancelled a year later due to opposition, and she went into hiding for five years before resurfacing as a talk show host.
“It was a sensation; it was a watershed moment – and it turned into a political football,” Mary Murphy, an associate professor of journalism at the University of Southern California, said.
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Full of Contradictions
However, rumours that life backstage was less than pleasant came to a climax in 2020, when a Buzzfeed exposé claimed a “toxic work atmosphere” that included sexual harassment, bullying, and racism.

Three top producers were sacked, and DeGeneres was accused of not keeping an eye on her business – and of being less cordial with staff in private than her outgoing public demeanour would suggest.
DeGeneres announced the show’s cancellation after its 19th season in May; but she claimed it was due to the workplace allegations.
She told The Hollywood Reporter, “I need something new to push me.”
However, DeGeneres has become increasingly embroiled in controversy; such as her defence of comedian Kevin Hart after he stepped down as Oscars host in 2018 due to a series of homophobic remarks.
“She kind of fell from grace,” Murphy explained.
“She appeared to be… in touch with celebrities, in touch with crowds, but out of touch with her staff.”
Ellen has always “been full of inconsistencies,” according to Sehdev.
“That’s partially why she’s appealed to people and has the ability to generate that mass appeal,” he said.
“At the same time, it’s the reason why her honesty, credibility, and genuineness have been called into doubt.”