Ellen DeGeneres

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, currently in its tenth year on air, has been renewed for four more years through the 2016-17 season by core NBC station group and other stations representing 96% of the U.S.

With the Boy Scouts of America considering whether it will end its ban on gay scouts and leaders, celebrities are urging the BSA to choose equality.

GLAAD announced the nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Twitter and Facebook are abuzz with reactions from celebs, showrunners, network execs, and journalists.

The People’s Choice Awards, the first award show of the year, aired last night on CBS and several out stars and LGBT-inclusive series and films won their categories as voted by the fans.

Nominations for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced during a live special that aired on CBS last night, and include several nods for LGBT artists, allies and inclusive programs.

Nominations for the 2013 People’s Choice Awards were announced yesterday and voting is now open to decide the winners. Glee scored big in TV with a leading five nominations between the series and cast and Modern Family followed closely behind with four nods. Of the five actors nominated for Favorite Comedic TV Actor, four are openly gay. A wide range of LGBT-inclusive programs also picked up nominations.

We love Ellen DeGeneres. And we love Sofia Vergara. When the two get together, it can be a lot of fun to watch. Today, DeGeneres dressed up as Vergara having a wardrobe malfunction, and the Colombian actress came on the show to give Ellen a piece of her mind, in English and Spanish.

Tonight watch Ellen DeGeneres accept the Mark Twain Prize; plus all new episodes of The Voice, Happy Endings, Emily Owens, M.D., and Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23..

Ellen DeGeneres was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by The Kennedy Center on Monday night. The show will be broadcast on PBS next Tuesday, October 30 at 8:00pm.