TV Ratings: Ellen DeGeneres Apology, Season 18 Premiere Score Same Numbers as Last Year

variety.com:

Will Thorne Staff WriterEllen DeGeneres opened the season 18 premiere of her show with a lengthy statement addressing reports of mistreatment and misconduct behind the scenes at “Ellen.”While the apology clearly fell short in the eyes of some, one would have perhaps expected the premiere to draw bigger ratings than usual due to the controversy.

However, that turned out not to be the case, as the premiere came in even on last season’s debut.“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” season premiere scored a 1.9 household rating, the same number as last year.

In terms of the key syndication talk show demographic of people aged 25-54, “Ellen” ticked up fractionally to a 0.9 from a 0.8 in 2019. “The View” was comfortably the winner on Monday night with a 2.7.