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As Ellen DeGeneres Show Ratings Slip, Kelly Clarkson Primed to Replace

Might The Ellen Show exit stage left?

Taylor Henderson

Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!

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January 27 2021 3:30 PM EST

December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST

Following last year's series of controversies, The Ellen DeGeneres Show could be on its way out the door with Kelly Clarkson's talk show lined up as a replacement.

Since the debut of its eighteenth season last September, the show's ratings have slipped eight percent. Some theorize it has to do with the accusations regarding DeGeneres' behavior and toxic workplace conditions.

According to Page Six, The Kelly Clarkson Show has grown into a hit and matched DeGeneres' ratings for the first time last month. Since DeGeneres has just one year left of her NBC contract and might not wish to renew, some are theorizing that Clarkson's show might claim Degeneres' time slot.

"DeGeneres owns the rights to her show," the publication reported. "It’s impossible to replace her without launching a fresh format with a new host. However, Ellen show producers at Telepictures want to keep the prestigious time slot." An anonymous, inside source also told Page Six that, "Telepictures knows Ellen wants out, but execs want to keep the time slots and put another host in her place."

The future of both shows seems uncertain, but is daytime television ready for this kind of shakeup? We'll just have to wait and see.