Remember the scandal that hit the Ellen DeGeneres talk show last year could have cost her 1 million viewers. Ellen and her staff Ellen DeGeneres and her staff were under fire after claims of racism, sexual assault and a toxic environment made headlines, leading to an investigation. Executives with the show state that the ratings drop was a result of the pandemic, due to viewer habits changing.
![Ellen DeGeneres](http://krnb.com/lynne-haze/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/03/Ellen-Degeneres-661x349.jpg)