[pfflier]

Let's see. Ellen "comes out" and her show tanks. Rosie "comes out" and her magazine tanks. Trend or coincidence

And Ellen's ex-girlfriend goes straight, gets married, has a baby and now her career flourishes. Those unfeeling American consumers appear to be voting with their dollars!!

[catonsville]

And Ellen is the new recurrent center square on The Hollywood Squares show.
It is an odd choice and will doom the show.