Ellen DeGeneres commits to NBC show until 2014

[HMG] – Having already covered her verdict on American Idol and their hype-riddled stunt about Howard Stern, we now bring you a twofer on Ellen DeGeneres — It seems she won’t be taking on Oprah.

Her bosses at Warners are so overjoyed with the 52-year old’s ratings and strong audience appeal they’ve now re-upped her contract for another three years.

“Ellen is one of those personalities that comes along once in a generation,” oozes Ken Werner, president of Warner’s TV division. “Her program has been embraced as this generation’s talk franchise, and we couldn’t be happier that NBC will continue to have ‘Ellen’ as the cornerstone of their lineup for years.”

Chatty, isn’t he?

This news now squashes the strong speculation that Ellen was planning to dump NBC when her contract expired and make friends at the ABC mouse house once Oprah moves to her own network next year.

“I’m so excited to sign on for three more years at NBC,” DeGeneres told the Reporter. “They believed in my show from day one, so I’m thrilled to know I’ll be here ’til at least 2014.”

And with wry humor, the Louisiana-born hostess then foretold her future;

“Things will be a lot different by then,” she enthused. “I won’t be dancing over my coffee table anymore – Through the magic of 3D, I’ll be dancing over yours!”

Ellen’s show has been consistently strong in the ratings, coming in second only to Oprah’s among women 25-54. And that’s a hugely prized demographic for her NBC bosses.

But when Oprah’s show shutters next year, then we’ll see Ellen’s true force…