Her decision followed a sharp ratings decline for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” also known as “Ellen,” which is in its 18th season. Since September, it has lost more than a million viewers, a bigger drop than any of her competitors have gone through this television season. “Ellen” has averaged about 1.4 million viewers in the 2020-21 season, a 44 percent decline from about 2.6 million last season, according to Nielsen. Between September and February, the show brought in $127.6 million in advertising revenue, according to the research firm Kantar. That was down from $163.8 million in the same six months in the previous season, a 22 percent decline.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2021 15:05 UTC