The Ellen DeGeneres Show kicked off to much fanfare back in 2003. In the years since, host Ellen welcomed hundreds of different guests on stage, shedding light on issues that have shaped the culture at large.
Alas, after 19 full seasons, the show officially wrapped up earlier this week with an emotional and star-studded finale. Ellen DeGeneres bid farewell to her fans after taping the final show a few weeks ago, but the segment only aired yesterday, which is why folks are still talking (and crying!) about it.
Ellen herself, now 64 years old, got emotional throughout the NBC show, especially when delivering a monologue that touched upon the whole history of the show and her experience with it. "I walked out here 19 years ago and I said, 'This is the start of a relationship. ' Today is not the end of a relationship, it's more of a little break," she said on set before drawing laughs. "You can see other talk shows now.
I may see another audience once in a while. "Ellen then took on a more serious tone. "Twenty years ago, when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work.
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