|Initially presented as a clone of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', the show changed direction near the end of its fourth season when series star Ellen DeGeneres announced that she was a lesbian and decided to make her character, Ellen Morgan, lesbian as well. The show's ratings plummeted after the announcement and never recovered, leading to its cancellation by ABC in May 1998. | |Initially presented as a clone of the sitcom ''Seinfeld'', the show changed direction near the end of its fourth season when series star Ellen DeGeneres announced that she was a lesbian and decided to make her character, Ellen Morgan, lesbian as well. The show's ratings plummeted after the announcement and never recovered, leading to its cancellation by ABC in May 1998. |