Haters be damned, ‘Ellen’ sees highest premiere ratings since 2016

Ellen DeGeneres and Wanda Sykes are among the stars who have celebrated National Coming Out Day.

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, posted a super cute PDA pic to Twitter to honor the special day, and their romance.The beaming snapshot showed the cute couple in their kitchen, dressed in matching black tops and denim, as de Rossi hugs DeGeneres around her waist.Happy #NationalComingOutDay! Here’s to celebrating coming out while we’re all staying in," the daytime talk show host captioned the heartfelt pic.Happy #NationalComingOutDay! Here’s to celebrating coming out while we’re

Dancing with the Stars, from which she was recently eliminated, Heche recounted how her involvement in a same-sex relationship was poorly received in Hollywood.

Tiffany Haddish is filling in for Ellen DeGeneres on Friday’s edition of her daytime talk show, and in a sneak peek at the episode the comedian hilariously serves as “moderator” for Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

Never Worn White music video.  Related: Katy Perry gives birth to baby girl - and she has an adorable name! This week, Orlando went on Ellen to share all the details on new fatherhood, how Katy has reacts to his unusual baby-calming methods, and to reveal who he thinks Daisy most resembles. Ellen DeGeneres, who, unlike us, has seen baby Bloom, remarked that she believes that Daisy has her mother's eyes.

, with the biggest twist having nothing to do with ballroom dance moves. As host Tyra Banks was announcing the two couples that had landed in the bottom two, she accidentally told star Monica Aldama and her pro partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, that they were safe from elimination.Moments later, however, Tyra revealed that there was actually an "error in the control room," and that she needed Monica and Val to return to the stage.

Anne Heche is reflecting on her time with Ellen DeGeneres. The actress opened up about her years-long romance with the TV host on Monday's episode of «My story moved the needle for equal rights forward, when I fell in love with Ellen DeGeneres,» said Heche, who dated DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.

Anne Heche is reflecting on the way that the film industry treated her because of her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres.

Amy Schumer wasn’t going to let the pandemic stop her from visiting Ellen DeGeneres.

Alec Baldwin wants Ellen DeGeneres to just keep swimming. The 62-year-old actor appears on the Wednesday episode of the 62-year-old talk show host's first week back following«toxic» workplace allegations surrounding her show over the summer. «You being on my premiere week means so much to me,» DeGeneres tells Baldwin on Wednesday.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Ellen DeGeneres Show drew solid ratings in its Season 18 premiere Monday, in which DeGeneres addressed allegations of a toxic workplace that had emerged over the summer.The series opener earned a 1.9 rating and 6 share among Households, improving its lead-in 1.2/4 by +58% in rating and 50% in share, and steady vs its year-ago September time period average rating of 1.9/6.Versus last year’s debut episode, Ellen was steady year-to-year with a 1.1 rating

Ellen Degeneres addressed the workplace misconduct allegations against her and her team in a monologue that opened season 18 of her U.S.

season 18 premiere on Monday, host Ellen DeGeneres spoke out about her "horrible summer" and took full «responsibility» for everything that goes on behind the scenes. ET has learned that DeGeneres wrote the monologue herself and filmed it last Wednesday.

Ellen DeGeneres is speaking out following allegations that her show has a «toxic» work environment. During the season 18 premiere of on Monday, the 62-year-old host speaks about her «horrible summer» and takes «responsibility» for everything that goes on at her talk show.«If you're watching because you love me, thank you.

Ellen DeGeneres returned to work on her eponymous daytime talk show on Monday, following allegations from former staffers about a «toxic» workplace environment, sexual harassment claims against high-ranking producers and an internal investigation by Warner Bros.

is back, and Ellen DeGeneres wasted no time in addressing the allegations that she fostered a in which racism, sexual harassment, and bullying were commonplace. Starting off , Ellen said:She went on to acknowledge her position as the boss of 27o employees and the face of the show.

Ellen DeGeneres is back, and she’s got a lot to talk about.