THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW LAUGHS ITS WAY TO DVD WITH WARNER HOME VIDEO'S RELEASE OF
ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
2-Disc DVD Collector's Set Will Include 120 Minutes of the Funniest Show Moments and Monologues
BURBANK, CA (August 22, 2006) - TV's favorite daytime host Ellen DeGeneres is making her way to DVD with Warner Home Video's release of The Ellen DeGeneres Show: DVD-licious, an incredible collection of the most memorable and hilarious moments of this award-winning show. From her unforgettable field trips to never before seen celebrity antics, this DVD is guaranteed to be laugh-out-loud funny! The Ellen DeGeneres Show: DVD-licious will hit Target stores on September 19, 2006 for $24.98 SRP.
Launched in September 2003, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" features a unique mix of celebrity interviews, chart-topping musical performers, audience participation and uplifting segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and talents. This daily talk-variety show originating in Los Angeles highlights Ellen's engaging personality and inimitable humor while promoting a positive atmosphere filled with non-stop laughter and fun.
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" will return for its fourth season on September 4, 2006. The syndicated daytime talker has been embraced by viewers and critics, as well as the entire entertainment community. By adding six more Daytime Emmys this year to its list of achievements, including awards for Outstanding Talk Show, Talk Show Host, Writing and Directing, the show has now earned fifteen Daytime Emmy Awards during its first three seasons. In addition to earning 12 Emmy nominations just in its freshman season (more than any other talk show in the history of the awards) "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has also become the first talk show to receive three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Daytime Talk Show for its first three seasons. Additionally, Ellen won two People's Choice Awards for Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host and Favorite Funny Female Star two years in a row. The show also won the Producers Guild Award for Outstanding Variety Television Show for two consecutive years.
"Ellen is a proven hit with a huge audience of loyal fans. They will want to relive these truly classic moments from the show. Ellen's comedic genius and universally appealing humor is perfectly suited for putting together a collector's edition of all the best moments, not to mention her signature stand-up monologues. We knew as soon as we started compiling these clips that our viewers and a whole new audience of fans would want to own this collection and watch them over and over again," said Hilary Estey McLoughlin, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Telepictures Productions.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show: DVD-licious is an assortment of Ellen's favorite moments from the past three years. The release allows the viewer to relive segments featuring Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey, Justin Timberlake and Will Ferrell as well as some newer moments created just for the DVD, Ellen's favorite monologues and her famous on-the-street humor moments.
"Over the past three years, Ellen DeGeneres has become one of America's most beloved daytime hosts with millions of devoted viewers," said Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV Marketing. "This one-of-a-kind DVD filled with the best side-splitting moments of the Ellen DeGeneres Show is a perfect gift for Ellen fans everywhere."
An extensive national media campaign will support this release including print ads in general entertainment publications. In addition, the title will receive on-air promotional support within the show including tie-ins across all the platforms: broadcast TV, cable, radio, and online.
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About "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" has won three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Talk Show and for the second year in a row has received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show has now earned fifteen Daytime Emmy Awards in its first three seasons. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is the only talk show in the history of the Daytime Emmys to win three consecutive awards for Outstanding Talk Show in its first three seasons. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" premiered on September 8, 2003 and was the highest-rated freshman syndicated show of the 2003-2004 season. Originating from NBC Studios in Los Angeles, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is produced by A Very Good Production and WAD Productions, Inc. in association with Telepictures Productions and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
About Warner Home Video
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
