Syndie's Ellen gets more air at Oxygen. (Focus).(Ellen DeGeneres' talk show to air on Oxygen )(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, June, 2003 by Romano, Allison

Elien DeGeneres is bringing her act to Oxygen. Sight unseen, the women's cable net plans to repurpose The Ellen DeGeneres Show, an upcoming syndicated talk show that will be on station schedules this fall.

Oxygen will repeat episodes of Ellen weeknights beginning Sept. 15, one week after they premiere on broadcast stations. The cable net must air the show after 10 p.m. on weeknights but hasn't picked the time slot. It also has rights to weekend plays.

According to Oxygen President of Programming Debby Beece, the network was approached by syndicator Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution and pounced on the second-window opportunity.

"Her brand of humor and comedy is exactly what we love," Beece said of DeGeneres. Oxygen has not...

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