The Ellen DeGeneres Show, easily the most popular daytime talk show currently on air, will run through at least 2020 thanks to several NBC-owned stations renewing the show through the 2019-2020 season.
Ten NBC-owned stations picked up the show for three more seasons, reports Variety. That’s enough to endure that Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution will keep producing the show.
“For more than a decade, ‘Ellen’ has anchored the daytime lineups of the NBC-owned stations, offering our viewers a great afternoon show, delivering a strong lead in for our early evening newscasts and helping to launch new hits,” NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations president Valari Staab said in a statement.
DeGeneres’ show debuted in 2003 and the comedian has established herself as the dominant daytime talk show host of today. The series has won 38 Emmys, including Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment at the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards. DeGeneres won Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
The renewal came the same day that The Meredith Vieira Show was cancelled after just two seasons.