The Ellen DeGeneres Show seems to have suffered following the toxic workplace controversy that was first reported in July last year.
It all started after Buzzfeed reported accounts of several of the show’s former and current staff members who confronted “racism, fear and intimidation” on the set.
It seems this controversy has had quite an effect on the show's ratings. As per New York TImes' Nielsen ratings, The Ellen DeGeneres Show has lost a million followers since the host made an apology whilst opening the new season.
According to the Nielson ratings reported by NYT, The Ellen DeGeneres Show reported 1.5 million viewers in the last six months which has been a steep decline from 2.6 million that the show saw during the same period last.
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