Ellen DeGeneres has signed on a contract that will see her do three more years of her hit talk show, E! Online reports.

This means that “The Ellen DeGeneres” show will air through the 2009-10 season, and will air on NBC affiliates in various U.S. cities.

“(She) connects with the upscale, suburban soccer-moms that advertisers pay a premium to reach,” Jim Paratore, an executive with Warner Bros, said about DeGeneres’ appeal.

DeGeneres’ talk show has won the daytime Emmy for outstanding talk show for the past year, she has won the award for outstanding talk show host for the past two.








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