<Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> The Ellen DeGeneres Show </Td> </Tr> <P> Ellen's Game of Games, also known as Game of Games and stylized as ellen's GAME OF GAMES, is an American television game show that premiered on December 18, 2017 . In March 2017, NBC ordered six (later eight) hour - long episodes of the series . Ellen DeGeneres serves as host, while Stephen "tWitch" Boss appears as announcer / sidekick . The series is based on game segments from DeGeneres' daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show . A special preview episode aired on December 18, 2017, with the official series premiere on January 2, 2018 . On January 9, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a 13 - episode second season . Each episode begins by saying, "And this is your host, Ellen DeGeneres!" </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Average viewers (in millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> December 18, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 18) </Td> <Td> February 6, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 06) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 8, 2019 (2019 - 01 - 08) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr>

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