Brett Ferino
06-04-2003, 07:17 AM
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Oxygen, already the cable home of Oprah Winfrey, will get second runs of comic Ellen DeGeneres' talk show when it premieres in the fall.
The cable network will air "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at 10 p.m. ET weekdays starting Monday, Sept. 15. The show is scheduled to debut in syndication a week prior to that; episodes will repeat on Oxygen about a week after their initial airing.
"Ellen DeGeneres' unique comedic voice hits Oxygen's sensibility right on the nose," says Debby Beece, Oxygen's president of programming. "Adding Ellen to our slate of dynamic celebrity personalities is a big win for our audience."
DeGeneres' show will feature the usual mix of celebrity guests and comedy bits. The show will likely focus on pop culture and people who make news within that realm.
Oxygen, which is available in about 47 million households, was co-founded by Winfrey. "Oprah After the Show," an unscripted half-hour showing Winfrey and her audience after taping her talk show.
The cable network will air "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at 10 p.m. ET weekdays starting Monday, Sept. 15. The show is scheduled to debut in syndication a week prior to that; episodes will repeat on Oxygen about a week after their initial airing.
"Ellen DeGeneres' unique comedic voice hits Oxygen's sensibility right on the nose," says Debby Beece, Oxygen's president of programming. "Adding Ellen to our slate of dynamic celebrity personalities is a big win for our audience."
DeGeneres' show will feature the usual mix of celebrity guests and comedy bits. The show will likely focus on pop culture and people who make news within that realm.
Oxygen, which is available in about 47 million households, was co-founded by Winfrey. "Oprah After the Show," an unscripted half-hour showing Winfrey and her audience after taping her talk show.