Ellen DeGeneres Reveals the Weird Rules That Can Get You Kicked Off the Show

Have you ever dreamed of being in the spotlight? Maybe dancing on live tv in front of millions of viewers? Well, if you can manage to get on Ellen, that's what you have to do. Although Ellen may seem like a big inclusive party, there are a lot of hoops you need to jump through to get there. Some might even shock and confuse you...

Ellen DeGeneres

Very few people actually get to visit Ellen DeGeneres’s studio in their lives. The lucky individuals that do get to join the studio audience might find that the experience is a little more restrictive than they had originally thought it would be. After all, this is live television, and the Ellen show is the most successful talk show on the air right now. 

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The More You Know

  • For a long time, TV producers were hesitant to kill off main characters. The drama/comedy show M*A*S*H, set during the Korean War, broke through that barrier in "Abyssinia/Henry," when Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake's plane was shot down.
  • The extremely popular British sci-fi television series Doctor Who ran from 1963 to 1989 and was re-booted in 2005; the title character, Dr. Who, has so far been played by 13 different actors, including female Jodi Whittaker, during its run.
  • The popular kids' show Sesame Street has been teaching kids lessons about numbers, vocabulary, and kindness for 50 years.
  • Many shows today feature "anti-heroes," or villains who serve as the main character. Such shows include Dexter, Breaking Bad, and The Sopranos.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.