‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ suffers big rating drop; down by a million viewers

Ellen DeGeneres’ team has not said whether this will be her last season, and the production company was noncommittal. Photo: Handout

The Ellen DeGeneres Show has lost a million viewers since her show returned last fall after allegations of a toxic workplace were investigated last year, according to the Nielsen Corp ratings company.

The daytime talk show has averaged 1.5 million viewers over the past six months, as compared to 2.6 million for the same period last year – a 43% drop, The New York Times reported Monday (March 22).