Ellen DeGeneres

Biography: Championed by late-night TV legend Johnny Carson, DeGeneres initially came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, making numerous appearances on The Tonight Show in the 1980s before landing her own eponymous sitcom in 1994. Although there was a lot of gossip surrounding DeGeneres' sexual orientation, she was silent on the subject until 1997, when she---and her small-screen alter ego---came out, along with her then-lover Anne Heche. The episode sparked controversy and kicked open the closet door for lesbian actresses, though the series was canceled the next season. After a handful of poorly received movies and a short-lived second sitcom (The Ellen Show), DeGeneres found her niche when she began hosting a hugely successful daytime talk show in 2003. Around that time, she also started dating small-screen siren Portia de Rossi, whom she married in 2008 after the overturn of the gay marriage ban in California. DeGeneres' affable nature and widespread appeal have led to severalChampioned by late-night TV legend Johnny Carson, DeGeneres initially came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, making numerous appearances on The Tonight Show in the 1980s before landing her own eponymous sitcom in 1994. Although there was a lot of gossip surrounding DeGeneres' sexual orientation, she was silent on the subject until 1997, when she---and her small-screen alter ego---came out, along with her then-lover Anne Heche. The episode sparked controversy and kicked open the closet door for lesbian actresses, though the series was canceled the next season. After a handful of poorly received movies and a short-lived second sitcom (The Ellen Show), DeGeneres found her niche when she began hosting a hugely successful daytime talk show in 2003. Around that time, she also started dating small-screen siren Portia de Rossi, whom she married in 2008 after the overturn of the gay marriage ban in California. DeGeneres' affable nature and widespread appeal have led to several high-profile hosting gigs, including the Emmys, the Grammys and the Academy Awards, as well as a spot on the American Idol judging panel, which she joined in 2010, filling the seat left vacant by Paula Abdul. Expand

Ellen DeGeneres' Scores

Average career score: 75
Highest Metascore: 99 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 6
Lowest Metascore: 37 One Big Happy: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 1 out of 8
8 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 5 Jun 12, 2024 Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd Green Eggs And Ham: Season 2 Apr 8, 2022 Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd Little Ellen: Season 2 Mar 3, 2022 Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd Ellen's Game of Games: Season 4 Oct 6, 2020 Ellen DeGeneres / Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 18 Sep 21, 2020 Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd Little Big Shots: Season 4 Feb 24, 2020 Executive Producer tbd
89 Visible: Out on Television: Season 1 Feb 14, 2020 Ellen DeGeneres 5.3
tbd Ellen's Game of Games: Season 3 Jan 7, 2020 Executive Producer / Host tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 18 Jan 6, 2020 Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways: Season 1 Dec 10, 2019 Host tbd
89 Green Eggs And Ham: Season 1 Nov 8, 2019 Executive Producer 8.8
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 17 Sep 9, 2019 Host / Ellen DeGeneres tbd
tbd My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Season 2 May 31, 2019 Guest / Ellen DeGeneres tbd
74 Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable: Season 1 Dec 18, 2018 Ellen DeGeneres / Ellen DeGeneres 5.2
tbd Ellen's Game of Games: Season 2 Dec 12, 2018 Executive Producer / Host tbd
tbd Splitting Up Together: Season 2 Oct 16, 2018 Executive Producer 4.3
tbd The Big Bang Theory: Season 12 Sep 24, 2018 Ellen DeGeneres 6.1
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 16 Sep 4, 2018 Host tbd
61 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Season 10 Jul 6, 2018 Guest 5.0
54 Splitting Up Together: Season 1 Mar 27, 2018 Executive Producer 6.8
tbd Little Big Shots: Season 3 Mar 18, 2018 Executive Producer tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 16 Jan 2, 2018 Guest tbd
tbd Ellen's Game of Games: Season 1 Dec 18, 2017 Executive Producer / Host 3.8
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 15 Sep 5, 2017 Host tbd
tbd The Bachelorette: Season 13 May 22, 2017 Appearing tbd
tbd First Dates: Season 1 Apr 7, 2017 Executive Producer tbd
tbd Little Big Shots: Season 2 Mar 5, 2017 Executive Producer tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 15 Jan 2, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The Big Bang Theory: Season 10 Sep 19, 2016 Ellen DeGeneres 6.0
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 14 Sep 6, 2016 Host tbd