TV on the Edge

Ellen Comes Out (1x3)

Air date: Oct 06, 2024

It’s April 30, 1997, and Ellen DeGeneres is about to do something that hasn’t been done before, when the title character of her hit sitcom Ellen comes out on primetime television, right after she comes out in real life. More than 40 million viewers tune in for the big reveal that broke barriers and lit the spark for true gay representation on television for decades to come.