ellen-degeneres Show first aired on CBS in 2003 and has enjoyed high ratings from the very inception of the show. Funny gal ellen-degeneres uses her humor to enchant the audience while talking about pop culture, the media, and politics. This lighthearted talk show is a fresh breath amongst the rest as humor is used to be a common factor in all of the segments featured on the show. The formatting of ellen-degeneres starts off with a comedic monologue of ellen-degeneres, which ends with her dancing to music, which then segued, to her talking at her desk about media events and things that are going on. The ellen-degeneres show is not classified as a tabloid talk show like many others, instead it focuses on comedy, musical guests, and human-interest stories. The show gets an instant facelift every single day, as its host is a comedian herself. The ellen-degeneres show does not follow the norms of other talk shows only inviting famous celebrities because people of all walks are invited to speak on the ellen-degeneres show. From intelligent children to unusual business owners, the ellen-degeneres show truly tries to attract its audience members by giving something that they cant find anywhere else. ellen-degeneres show has enjoyed much success since its debut in 2003 as it earned 11 Daytime Emmy Awards its first season, winning four, including Best Talk Show. ellen-degeneres show also gained 12 nominations in its second season and won 6 Emmys, including Best Talk Show and Talk Show Host. ellen-degeneres show is also know for having some very popular recurring segments including Emmy Nominated, Whuuut?, KAAA!, I appreciate it, Mama chair, Shaking the head, Breaking news, Fireplace, Telephone, Gladys Hardy, and drawings. These are the types of segments that allow ellen-degeneres to interject her own humor and perspective on the talk show as to give it new life as well. The show is not entirely scripted so ellen-degeneres can have fun with some of these different play ons and really take the show to a new level. The show averages about $3 million viewers, which makes it one of the highest rating shows on daytime television. ellen-degeneres truly gives its viewers a fresh and new approach to daytime television, as it does not take itself to seriously. ellen-degeneres, being a comedian, really allows the show to shine through the rest and give itself and identity amongst itself. Dancing is a major theme of the show as after every single monologue performed by ellen-degeneres, the DJ will then start to play music and both ellen-degeneres and the entire audience will get up and dance to the music. The dancing truly loosens the crowd and viewers at home to get into a more relaxed and laid back mood. ellen-degeneres provides viewers with something that no other show does, the ability to laugh and be informed at the same time without any slants in views or biased opinions.

Everyone knows ellen-degeneres is funny. There is no doubt about that. Ranking number 17 on the Forbes list of the 20 richest women in entertainment, ellen-degeneres brings in around $65 million per year in her job as a talk show host and her multiple gigs as the host of award shows.

In the mid 1990's ellen-degeneres was the star of her self-titled hit sitcom ellen-degeneres, but the show was canceled when she lost ratings as a result of her character coming out as a lesbian. The public was not as accepting of her sexual orientation and therefore shunned the show as a result. After that, she could be found in various film projects including the HBO hit, If These Walls Could Talk II, which consisted of three stories of lesbian women living in three different periods of the 20th century and how, as time progressed, society became more accepting of the lifestyle. ellen-degeneres's story co-starred Sharon Stone as her partner and the storyline surrounded the fact that the characters wanted to become parents.

In 2003, ellen-degeneres found her doorway back into the hearts of Americans through her talk show ellen-degeneres which consists of cheery themes and an all-around good time. Through her show, she regularly jokes about being a lesbian and talks of her partner Portia De Rossi. Through public reaction to her openness regarding her sexual orientation, it has become quite clear that the public 'got over it' long ago and sees ellen-degeneres for the funny comedienne she is.

ellen-degeneres does make regular contributions to charities and to various guests on her show, but one cause she is particularly fond of is funding for breast caner research. Since her mother's bout with breast cancer, ellen-degeneres has been passionate about making sure women get their yearly mammograms and wants to ensure that women are educated about breast cancer. Through this endeavor, ellen-degeneres hopes she will be able to make a difference in the lives of women who are at a potential risk for this disease. Chances are she has already made a huge difference.