Ellen Episode Rating Graph
Mar 1994 - Jul 1998
Mar 1994 - Jul 1998
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Browse episode ratings trends for Ellen. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Ellen's 109 episodes.
S5 Ep16
9.3
18th Feb 1998
Ellen tries to make friends with her neighbors, but they keep catching her in strange coincidences. After all, why would Ellen and Paige be playing Twister on the roof?
S5 Ep18
9.0
4th Mar 1998
Ellen rushes to the hospital after discovering that Laurie was in a car accident. While waiting for news on her condition, Ellen meets a woman in the waiting room, whom she discovers is Laurie's ex-girlfriend and Holly's ""father.""
S5 Ep12
9.0
7th Jan 1998
Ellen takes Paige and Audrey to a female only concert in Berkeley to have a good time after her break up with Laurie. Meanwhile, Paige ponders commitment with Spence.
S5 Ep11
9.0
17th Dec 1997
Ellen and Laurie hit a crossroads on their one-month anniversary after Laurie misinterprets Ellen's offer to move in.
S4 Ep23
8.9
30th Apr 1997
Ellen senses a kindred spirit when she meets a gay woman, who enlightens her to her own sexual identity. Confused by this startling self discovery, Ellen seeks the guidance of a therapist and braces herself for yet another moment of truth: telling her friends.
S5 Ep10
8.8
3rd Dec 1997
Ellen gets a job at a small, all-talk radio station, but when the Sports Chat host leaves in a huff, she's left to fill the void armed with only her personal charm and irrevocable wit.
S5 Ep9
8.8
26th Nov 1997
Laurie has prepared for a big romantic evening with flowers, fine wine and a homemade dinner, but she still needs Ellen to stick around for it.
S5 Ep6
8.8
5th Nov 1997
Ellen accompanies her father to his annual Civil War re-enactment.
S3 Ep3
8.8
27th Sep 1995
Ellen labors to make amends after accidentally taping over a video of Paige's sister giving birth to twins, so she throws a lavish baby shower to relieve her guilt.
S5 Ep15
8.7
11th Feb 1998
Ellen and Joe join Paige's focus group, so that her new cop show will receive high marks and need minimal changes before air time.
S5 Ep14
8.7
28th Jan 1998
Ellen and Laurie take their first trip together, to San Diego. However, a problem arises when Ellen wants to party and Laurie wants to stick to her plan.
S4 Ep4
8.7
16th Oct 1996
Ellen plots to reunite her parents by recreating their honeymoon, transforming her apartment into a 1958 Cuban nightclub complete with headliner Eddie Fisher. Meanwhile, Spence begs Barrett to return as Paige's secretary after he quits.
S4 Ep24
8.5
7th May 1997
Ellen deals with the ramifications of telling her parents she's gay.
S4 Ep18
8.5
19th Feb 1997
Peter confronts Ellen at a spiritual retreat while a robber at Buy the Book confronts Paige, Spence, Joe and Audrey.
S3 Ep4
8.4
4th Oct 1995
Ellen takes a stand for womanking, rewriting the ABCs of dating after Spence's one-night stand with a member of her reading group.
S5 Ep17
8.3
25th Feb 1998
After Spence sniffs a heavy dose of insecticide, he awakens in a world where being gay is normal, Joe is in love with him, and Paige has a buzz cut and tattoos.
S5 Ep7
8.3
12th Nov 1997
Ellen faces her toughest challenge yet in a relationship: winning the approval of her new girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter.
S3 Ep27
8.3
21st May 1996
A reluctant Ellen is persuaded to come forward as the witness to a mugging she never saw.
S1 Ep11
8.3
30th Aug 1994
Things have changed at the bookstore for Ellen, as a coffee shop is added and Joe is hired as its manager. Meanwhile, Ellen thinks Holly's boyfriend is hitting on her, causing problems in their friendship.
S5 Ep13
8.3
14th Jan 1998
When Laurie's father dies suddenly, Ellen must help her make peace with the family that shut her out when she revealed her lesbianism.
S4 Ep15
8.3
22nd Jan 1997
Ellen accompanies Spence to an important party thrown by a surgeon he's trying to impress, but it's Ellen who makes the lasting impression.
S4 Ep14
8.3
15th Jan 1997
When Ellen accepts a favor from Joe's wealthy older girlfriend, the repercussions are relentless.
S4 Ep13
8.3
8th Jan 1997
Ellen conquers being alone by doing fun things on her own. Meanwhile, Spence and Joe wreak havoc on Paige's vacant apartment.
S4 Ep5
8.3
23rd Oct 1996
In therapy, Ellen learns to be honest and direct, but she's dumbstruck when she sees her therapist in a shocking position.
S3 Ep17
8.3
14th Feb 1996
Looking after Paige's boyfriend's daughter for the weekend, Ellen is proud of the way she communicates with her charge. But when the fourth grader asks Ellen about sex, she's tongue tied.
S5 Ep8
8.2
19th Nov 1997
Thanks to Paige, Ellen lands a job as personal assistant to Emma Thompson and discovers that, not only is Thompson gay, but her past contains a truly sordid secret.
S5 Ep5
8.2
29th Oct 1997
Ellen goes on a date with her mortgage broker, but starts to think she's the only one looking for romance.
S5 Ep2
8.2
1st Oct 1997
Ellen fakes athletic prowess to impress Lisa, her very attractive ""spinning"" instructor, but on a mountain-climbing trip--with Spence in tow--she learns that honesty may have been more effective, and less life threatening.
S4 Ep17
8.2
12th Feb 1997
Ellen misinterprets the signs of a handsome deaf actor, and Spence gets his signals mixed when Paige's former fiance returns to the scene.
S3 Ep26
8.2
14th May 1996
Ellen and her friends make a frantic effort to retrieve a racy videotape that winds up in the wrong hands.
S3 Ep16
8.2
7th Feb 1996
Recruited by Spence to play the key witness in a mock trial, Ellen assumes the role of a stripper, but must perform some fancy footwork when she loses her notes.
S3 Ep8
8.2
15th Nov 1995
Inspired by domestic diva Martha Stewart, Ellen throws an elegant dinner party, but she's the one who's thrown when an unexpected guest arrives.
S2 Ep5
8.1
19th Oct 1994
When Ellen's blind date, whom she remembers as a childhood weirdo, turns out to be a perfectly normal guy, she's eager to pursue the relationship, but a series of complications convinces him that she's the one who's strange.
S5 Ep19
6.0
13th May 1998
A parody of the career of Ellen DeGeneres, celebrating her 75 years in show business.
S5 Ep20
6.0
13th May 1998
A parody of the career of Ellen DeGeneres, celebrating her 75 years in show business.
S2 Ep6
6.6
26th Oct 1994
Ellen feels threatened by Adam's visiting friend, Theresa, whose humor rivals her own. But when Ellen sees her own jealousy drive her comic competitor away, she literally flies to make amends.
S1 Ep1
6.6
29th Mar 1994
Ellen, mortified by her driver's license photo, pulls out all the stops in a desperate attempt to get a decent picture.
S2 Ep15
6.9
25th Jan 1995
Paige persuades Ellen to relieve stress at a health spa, but the rigorous regime creates tension between them. Meanwhile, Adam tries to broaden his circle of friends, starting with Joe.
S2 Ep12
7.0
14th Dec 1994
Ellen's holidays are bittersweet, thanks to an acerbic new employee and a sugarcoated suitor. Meanwhile, Paige agonizes over what to get her overly sensitive mother for Christmas.
S3 Ep7
7.0
8th Nov 1995
Ellen is elated when her mother enters therapy but she's not that crazy about her mom's idea that mother and daughter become friends.
S3 Ep15
7.0
24th Jan 1996
It's Ellen to the rescue when Audrey buys a new car that comes with an extended warranty and an extended family of fanatics.
S3 Ep25
7.0
15th May 1996
With Paige's marriage mere moments away, it's up to maid of honor Ellen to decide if things will go off with or without a hitch.
S2 Ep21
7.1
29th Mar 1995
Ellen joins an animal rights group, gets thrown in jail and winds up in the custody of her parents.
S3 Ep11
7.1
6th Dec 1995
Ellen is thrilled when she's invited to appear on the television program ""Book Chat."" However, her ecstasy turns to agony when she's forced to decide which three of her five book club members will join her.
S2 Ep11
7.2
7th Dec 1994
Ellen tries to make a new friend without offending Audrey, the person who introduced them. Meanwhile, Adam inherits historical family letters.
S3 Ep6
7.2
1st Nov 1995
As Halloween approaches, Ellen's high spirits have no effect on Spence, who is haunted by thoughts of his life. Meanwhile, Paige doesn't have a ghost of a chance of completing her first big assignment without help, and Joe is spooked by Audrey, who thinks she's been hired at Buy the Book.
S1 Ep10
7.2
23rd Aug 1994
Convinced she's responsible for getting a car salesman fired, Ellen hires him to work at Buy the Book. Meanwhile, Ellen's parents unwittingly interfere with her plans to buy a new car.
S1 Ep7
7.3
4th May 1994
When Ellen fans a romantic flame between her boss and Adam, she's the one who may get burned.
S2 Ep16
7.3
8th Feb 1995
Determined to fulfill a childhood dream, Ellen takes ballet lessons and sets her sights on dancing the lead in her class recital.
S3 Ep21
7.3
20th Mar 1996
Disappointed when Buy the Book isn't voted one of L.A.'s ""Top Twenty Hippest Hangs,"" Ellen hires a lounge act to draw a hipper crowd, and is elated when the group proves popular--until she realizes why.
S3 Ep24
7.3
8th May 1996
When Paige's wedding day is marred by complications, maid of honor Ellen manages to keep it together. But things threaten to fall apart when she stumbles on an unlikely couple just before the ceremony.
S4 Ep19
7.3
26th Feb 1997
After a lifetime of white lies, Ellen comes clean with her hard-to-please grandmother. Meanwhile, Paige treats Spence to a Vegas weekend he'll never forget, thanks to his amnesia.
S2 Ep2
7.3
28th Sep 1994
When Ellen learns that the show-biz party she crashed was for charity, she tries to make amends by going on a volunteering binge.
S5 Ep21
7.3
15th Jul 1998
Ellen tries to encourage her radio audience to be nicer, but instead they become more hostile.
S1 Ep4
7.3
13th Apr 1994
Anxious to impress her classmates at a reunion, Ellen masquerades as a married cardiologist, jeopardizing her romance with a former high-school heartthrob.
S2 Ep1
7.4
21st Sep 1994
Paige refers Ellen to a handsome dentist and Ellen hopes the professional visit might lead to a personal relationship. However, her serious flirtations have unexpected results when a few whiffs of laughing gas unleash her primal instincts. Meanwhile, Adam can't seem to decide whether he wants to date a woman or not.
S1 Ep9
7.4
9th Aug 1994
Ellen and Adam struggle to find the perfect refrigerator.
S2 Ep23
7.4
10th May 1995
Ellen rekindles her romance with ex-boyfriend Dan, who returns from Rome with a brilliant new career. However, Ellen soon discovers that his venture involves a shady substance.
S3 Ep2
7.4
20th Sep 1995
Ellen feels left in the dust when Paige and Adam's careers take exciting turns, so she embarks on a journey to find her own dream.
S2 Ep13
7.4
4th Jan 1995
Ellen goes on a scholastic kick to expand her cultural horizons, and impresses an attractive college professor along the way. Meanwhile, unlikely lovebirds Joe and Stephanie move in together--at the bookstore.
S3 Ep10
7.4
29th Nov 1995
Thanks to Ellen's miscommunication, Spence and his equally combative dad have reached a peace settlement, but Ellen is determined to set things straight, even though it will result in father and son resuming their battle of wills.
S4 Ep11
7.4
4th Dec 1996
Ellen experiences the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat when she and Ed engage in a sports competition.
S1 Ep5
7.4
20th Apr 1994
Ellen kisses up to her boss by buying a gift for her new baby, but her job is put in jeopardy through casual remarks overheard through a baby monitor.
S2 Ep9
7.4
23rd Nov 1994
To help Paige appease her demanding movie-producer boss, Ellen pretends to be his exercise trainer. But when the boss offers Ellen a development job, Paige has a fit.
S2 Ep17
7.5
15th Feb 1995
After her apartment is robbed, Ellen goes on a safety spree, but her obsession with security makes her a model of insecurity.
S3 Ep12
7.5
20th Dec 1995
Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.
S1 Ep1
6.6
29th Mar 1994
Ellen, mortified by her driver's license photo, pulls out all the stops in a desperate attempt to get a decent picture.
S1 Ep2
7.6
30th Mar 1994
A guilt-ridden Ellen grovels to win back the friendship of Audrey, an annoying acquaintance she's been trying to dump for years. Meanwhile, Holly puts on a false front to impress a guy.
S1 Ep3
7.9
6th Apr 1994
Ellen answers a personal ad and meets the man of her dreams, with one problem: he's a horrible kisser.
S1 Ep4
7.3
13th Apr 1994
Anxious to impress her classmates at a reunion, Ellen masquerades as a married cardiologist, jeopardizing her romance with a former high-school heartthrob.
S1 Ep5
7.4
20th Apr 1994
Ellen kisses up to her boss by buying a gift for her new baby, but her job is put in jeopardy through casual remarks overheard through a baby monitor.
S1 Ep6
7.9
27th Apr 1994
Ellen feels old and out of it when she starts dating a younger man, but her attempts to be cool leave her date lukewarm.
S1 Ep7
7.3
4th May 1994
When Ellen fans a romantic flame between her boss and Adam, she's the one who may get burned.
S1 Ep8
7.5
24th May 1994
Ellen's visiting cousin Tracy mistakenly thinks Ellen has intentionally sabotaged her L.A. vacation, and flees town with a notorious motorcycle gang, with Ellen in hot pursuit.
S1 Ep9
7.4
9th Aug 1994
Ellen and Adam struggle to find the perfect refrigerator.
S1 Ep10
7.2
23rd Aug 1994
Convinced she's responsible for getting a car salesman fired, Ellen hires him to work at Buy the Book. Meanwhile, Ellen's parents unwittingly interfere with her plans to buy a new car.
S1 Ep11
8.3
30th Aug 1994
Things have changed at the bookstore for Ellen, as a coffee shop is added and Joe is hired as its manager. Meanwhile, Ellen thinks Holly's boyfriend is hitting on her, causing problems in their friendship.
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The first episode of Ellen aired on March 29, 1994.
The last episode of Ellen aired on July 22, 1998.
There are 109 episodes of Ellen.
There are 5 seasons of Ellen.
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Ellen has ended.