The Ellen Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

"What's a small-town girl turned L.A. businesswoman to do when her high-profile, high-finance start-up Internet company goes belly up? And when her social life out west is not doing so great either? Well, as played by Emmy winner Ellen DeGeneres, she reacts by saying goodbye to her dot-com world and heading back to her hometown to put her life together. It remains to be seen, however, whether the best way to do that is by becoming a counselor at her old high school--they still teach Home Economics, for crying out loud--and by moving in with her eccentric mother and unlucky-in-love sister." "Ellen Richmond (DeGeneres)...decides to trade the stresses of her fast-track, big-city lifestyle for the slower pace of her quieter hometown, where she is known and loved. It remains to be seen, however, whether or not returning to her hometown, a fishbowl of a place, and her eccentric mother, Dot (C...

Series details

• Title: The Ellen Show
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2001-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-01-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 8176
• IMDb ID: tt0285358
• TVDB ID: 75338

Cast and credited roles

• Ellen DeGeneres — Ellen Richmond
• Cloris Leachman — Dot Richmond

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-24; final listed air date 2002-01-11; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Ellen Show on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.