'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' Sets End Date With Michelle Obama, Jennifer Garner Among Upcoming Guests

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Ellen DeGeneres will end her eponymous daytime talk show on May 26 after 19 seasons. The host of  will be joined in her farewell tour by a lineup of upcoming special guests that will include Michelle Obama, Jennifer Garner, Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, David Letterman, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and many more.They're scheduled to make appearances during the final months leading up to the finale and will pay tribute to the trailblazing host and share their favorite memories from DeGeneres' 19 seasons.Following the finale, the show will continue to air guest host shows, compilation shows and repeats during the summer months on affiliate stations.

After nearly two decades on daytime television, DeGeneres has invited more than 4,000 guests, generated more than 3,000 hours of TV, hosted 1.5 million audience members and has given away more than $450,000,000.Ellen took to Instagram shortly after the news was announced and posted a 30-second video touting the farewell season.

She captioned the post, «My final episode airs on May 26. I’m going to miss this.»A post shared by Ellen DeGeneres (@theellenshow) premiered on Sept.

8, 2003 and it proved to be a dominant force in her afternoon time slot. The show has also hauled in 64 Daytime Emmys. But the run came to a screeching halt in 2020 after the show was embroiled in controversy following a BuzzFeed News expose in which former employees called out the show for allegedly having a «toxic work environment.» The allegations triggered an internal investigation and prompted production to go on hiatus.