
Seen it?
The Ellen Show
Streaming on (US)
See all
When her high-profile start-up Internet company goes belly up, Ellen gives up her high-powered career and heads back to her small hometown to put her life together. She gets a counselor at her old high school and moves in with her eccentric mother and unlucky-in-love sister.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01PilotSeptember 24, 2001—An Internet entrepreneur returns to live in her hometown after her new business venture suddenly collapses.
- S01E02Walden PondSeptember 28, 2001—Now that Ellen has decided to stay in Clark, she has to think what she'll do with her life. Mr. Munn offers her a position as counselor at t
- S01E03Chain ReactionOctober 5, 2001—When Ellen finds out that a P.J. Knockers is opening in Clark, she tries to start a petition to stop Clark from being invaded by all the cha
- S01E04Vanity HairOctober 12, 2001—Vanity Fair decides to do an interview with Ellen about former dot-commers who went out of business. After everyone tells her to do somethin
- S01E05The MoveOctober 19, 2001—Catherine feels threatened when she sees how close Ellen and Dot have gotten now that Ellen has moved back home. When Ellen's furnishings a
- S01E06Muskrat LoveOctober 26, 2001—Faced with what could be raccoons digging up their front lawn, Ellen calls a raccoon guy to get rid of the problem. Dot, on the other hand,
- S01E07JoeNovember 2, 2001—Ellen is wary of Dot's new "gentleman caller" because of her mom's history of falling for the wrong kind of man. Although she tries to find
- S01E08Cathy's TaffyNovember 9, 2001—Ellen entices Catherine by telling her how much money she could potentially make by selling her delicious candy, and the Richmonds decide to
- S01E09Missing the BusNovember 16, 2001—When Mr. Munn realizes that long-time school bus driver Mrs. Gibson has reached the school's mandatory retirement age, the birthday celebrat
- S01E10Alive and KickingDecember 10, 2001—Ellen doesn't have any students to counsel, because the entire school seems to be in a good mood. So she snoops around until she finds one s
- S01E11Ellen's First ChristmessDecember 17, 2001—Ellen decides to surprise Dot by flying in her aunt Mary, to whom Dot hasn't spoken in years. Mary buys everyone very expensive gifts, going
- S01E12A Bird in the HandJanuary 4, 2002—Catherine is jealous when Dot gives Ellen a family heirloom brooch. Ellen is excited about the prospect of receiving the elaborate piece of
- S01E13Just the DuckJanuary 11, 2002—Ellen decides to go Clark's fanciest restaurant all by herself after not finding anyone to go with. There she runs into Catherine, who's on
Shows like The Ellen Show all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Comedy·Drama·CrimeFargo2014·FX
Fargo is a seasonal anthology crime drama with some dark comical elements, inspired by the film Fargo written by the Coen brothers.Compare - 02Comedy·FamilyThe Simpsons1989–present·FOX
The Simpsons is the longest running scripted show in US television history.Compare - 03Comedy·FamilyFamily Guy1999–present·FOX
Family Guy follows Peter Griffin the endearingly ignorant dad, and his hilariously offbeat family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI.Compare - 04ComedySouth Park1997–present·Comedy Central
South Park is an adult comedy animation show centred around 4 children in the small town of south park.Compare - 05Comedy·FamilyAmerican Dad!2005–present·FOX
In American Dad!, Stan Smith leads the all-American family in this animated sitcom filled with wild and crazy extremes.Compare - 06Comedy·Adventure·Science-FictionRick and Morty2013–present·Adult Swim
Rick is a mentally gifted, but sociopathic and alcoholic scientist and a grandfather to Morty; an awkward, impressionable, and somewhat spineless teenage boy.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack The Ellen Show's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.
Keep exploring top shows
ShortcutThe essential episodes
Short on time? The pilot-to-finale shortcut, only the episodes that matter.
MatchupCompare with another showTwo shows' episode ratings on one chart — settle it.
NetworkBest CBS showsMore from the same network, ranked by rating.
GenreBest comedy shows & filmsThe top of the comedy pile, across both mediums.











