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How to get 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' final season tickets? Loyal fans beg to be in audience for last episodes

'I so enjoyed watching you from day one. I just wished I could have gone to a show. Never could get a ticket,' said one fan

Ellen DeGeneres announced on Wednesday, May 12, that she will be ending her famous daytime talk show after 19 seasons in 2022. Soon after, emotional fans of the show flocked online to find out how they could get their hands on a ticket for the final season of her show. 

DeGeneres told her audience that the decision to end her show, which fell upon her shoulders, was a difficult one to make -- one she had to meditate over. In the end, she had to accept the fact that "all good things must come to an end."

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The comedian also later told Hollywood Reporter that “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged — and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore."

The controversies regarding a toxic work environment and her "be kind" brand being a fake one for TV dogged the show after a number of guests and employees called Ellen out for being a "mean" person. 

Nevertheless, there is still a considerable and loyal fan base for her show. Emotional viewers have been religiously trying to score an audience spot on one of the last episodes in the final season run. Many are heartbroken at Ellen's announcement. There is a way you too can buy a ticket to one of her shows before the show comes to an end.

How to get tickets

One can visit the official website for EllenTube for availing tickets for the show. Due to the ongoing pandemic, right now, only virtual audience participation is allowed. According to the show's website: ''Tickets can only be requested when the day reads 'Tickets Available.' Blank days are not available to be requested at this time. Fully booked days have already been released on the calendar and are closed for ticketing requests."

The website also states: "If tickets are available on a date you would like, simply click on the day and fill out the ticket request form. You can only request one date so make sure the date available works for you and your guests." 

It also clarifies that submitting a form "does NOT guarantee tickets to the show". The information page says: "A representative from our audience department will email you to book you in the order in which your request was received. If you do not receive an email within two weeks of the date of which you submitted, please resubmit with a new date selection." Since not everyone who applies for tickets will be able to get a spot in the end, the showrunners have apologized in advance. "We love all of our fans, and want to accommodate each and every one of you. If you don't hear from us, submit again, and we'll do our best to get you tickets!" the website said. 

In addition, this month, NBC is giving away tickets to some lucky winners for the Ellen show's '12 Days Of Giveaways!' Journalist Robin Rock tweeted: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show wants to spread some May Goodness so they're giving you a chance to win $250 and a virtual ticket to one of Ellen's 12 Days Of Giveaways! Tune in weekdays at 3PM on NBC 5 Chicago and listen to me 11:35am each day this week for your chance to win!"

Hard to score tickets

Some fans who were saddened by the show ending, hopped onto Twitter to beg the show to grant them a spot in the audience in the final season. "@TheEllenShow Can I get tickets to your final show in 2022, please?" one of them wrote. Another said, "@TheEllenShow will miss you! Please give me tickets one last time for season 19."

A third wrote, "@TheEllenShow please can you send me some tickets. I want to come to your show so badly. but I don't know what the cost is down there for a motel. I am disabled myself chronic pain so my budget is real thin. I don't want you to end your show without me going see you please." One more noted, "Hopefully, @TheEllenShow hooks me up with a #12DaysOfGiveaways show tickets before she says her last goodbye. I also want to win the lottery."

Others recalled how difficult it was to score an audience ticket for Ellen's show. "All these years of trying to get @TheEllenShow tickets now she’s ending the show sad times," one of them said, while another quipped, "Well I so enjoyed watching you from day one. I just wished I could have gone to a show. Never could get a ticket. Enjoy."

The next remarked, "I'm still waiting for tickets to the show and that was since 2019...oh well I guess I won't be an audience in Ellen DeGeneres show." One more added, "Congratulations @TheEllenShow Great run and thanks for the good deeds and laughs. Been trying for show tickets for years."

A commenter tweeted, "NO how can this be we were looking forward to buying tickets to your show than after Covid we said in 2022 we’ll go. Now you say you're leaving ahhh @TheEllenShow don’t do this to us. We’re sad but happy for you thank you for many years of Joy #EllenDeGeneres you are the BEST.''