Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show, according to reports.

The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that her upcoming season will be the last, ending in 2022. It coincides with the end of her contract.

鈥淲hen you鈥檙e a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged 鈥� and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it鈥檚 just not a challenge anymore,鈥� DeGeneres .

鈥淭he Ellen DeGeneres Show,鈥� which started airing in 2003 and is distributed by Warner Bros., has a mix of dancing, games and giveaways along with A-list celebrities. But the host, who built her brand on the motto 鈥淏e Kind,鈥� opened season 18 in September .

Three of the show鈥檚 producers exited over the summer amid allegations of a dysfunctional workplace that harbored misbehavior, including sexual misconduct and racially insensitive remarks.

Nielsen data shows 鈥淭he Ellen DeGeneres Show鈥� viewership dropped by 1.1 million people this season, from 2.6 million viewers to 1.5 million viewers.

DeGeneres was the recipient of the Kennedy Center鈥檚 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom under Barack Obama in 2016. In addition to her talk show, she has had a hand in Fox鈥檚 鈥淭he Masked Dancer,鈥� NBC鈥檚 鈥淓llen鈥檚 Game of Games鈥� and HBO Max鈥檚 鈥淓llen鈥檚 Next Great Designer.鈥�

DeGeneres鈥檚 scripted TV show 鈥淓llen鈥� .

Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press

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