The Ellen Show (2001)

Comedy · Romance

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.

IMDb rating: 5.9 (1,792 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 ↑ +1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

7.28 avg 18 episodes 7.6 → 6.1 22 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.6	48
2	Walden Pond	7.7	42
3	Chain Reaction	7.7	39
4	Vanity Hair	7.7	44
5	The Move	7.8	36
6	Muskrat Love	7.6	34
7	Joe	7.5	33
8	Cathy's Taffy	7.1	33
9	Missing the Bus	7.8	55
10	Alive and Kicking	7.4	35
11	Ellen's First Christmess	7.6	40
12	Bird in the Hand	6.7	35
13	Just the Duck	6.1	36
14	Shallow Gal	7.8	39
15	Gathering Moss	6.8	33
16	A Matter of Principal	6.9	35
17	Where the Sun Doesn't Shine	7.1	32
18	One for the Roadshow	6.1	38