Season 16

E1. Nicki Minaj

Sep 4, 2018 · 45m

The Season 16 premiere features Nicki Minaj.

E2. Mark Wahlberg, Rep, Beto O'Rourke, Fleetwood Mac

Sep 5, 2018 · 45m

Mark Wahlberg ("Instant Family"); and Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas). Also: Fleetwood Mac, featuring new members Mike Campbell and Neil Finn, perform.

E3. Anna Kendrick, Spike Lee, Laura Harrier

Sep 6, 2018 · 45m

Anna Kendrick ("A Simple Favor"); and Spike Lee ("BlacKkKlansman").

E4. Season 16 Premiere Week: Cher

Sep 7, 2018 · 45m

Cher ("Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again," album "Dancing Queen") is interviewed and performs; a Roman Catholic high school guidance counselor who was placed on administrative leave after school officials discovered she was married to a woman.

E5. Michael Strahan & Sara Haines, John David Washington, Dalton Dailey

Sep 10, 2018 · 45m

Michael Strahan and Sara Haines ("GMA Day"); John David Washington ("BlacKkKlansman"); a 10-year-old whose dance performance video has gone viral.

E6. Heidi Klum, Olivia Munn and Melissa Etheridge

Sep 11, 2018 · 45m

Heidi Klum ("America's Got Talent"); Olivia Munn ("The Predator"); Melissa Etheridge performs; a man hopes to start an organization that gives college scholarships to LGBT students; Charity Anderson and Andres Penate ("World of Dance") perform.

E7. LeBron James, Channing Tatum, Dave Matthews Band

Sep 12, 2018 · 45m

LeBron James and Channing Tatum ("Smallfoot"). Also: the dave Matthews Band perform; and Ellen welcomes 9-year-old hip-hop dancer Jaylah Brown from Los Angeles. A video of her dancing to Iggy Azalea's "Kream" went viral over the summer.

E8. Kristen Bell; Kalen Allen and Matt Wright; Mary Halsey

Sep 13, 2018 · 45m

Kristen Bell ("Momsplaining" and "The Good Place"). Also: viral food critic Kalen Allen and Ellen's co-executive producer Matt Wright attend the Minnesota State Fair; and Mary Halsey of Warwick, R.I., who sings Missy Elliott's "Work It" in a viral video shot at a karaoke event.

E9. Colin Jost; Michael Che; Cher; Finn Hathaway; Akbar Cook

Sep 14, 2018 · 45m

Colin Jost and Michael Che ("70th Primetime Emmy Awards"); and Cher. Also: Ellen welcomes 7-year-old periodic table expert Finn Hathaway from Denver. He can recite all the elements in order in less than two minutes.

E10. Cate Blanchett; Issa Rae; Shelly Fitzgerald; Jevh Maravilla; Christian Toledo

Sep 17, 2018 · 45m

Cate Blanchett ("The House with a Clock in Its Walls"); and Issa Rae ("Insecure"). Also, Ellen welcomes Shelly Fitzgerald, a guidance counselor at Roncalli Catholic High School in Indianapolis who was placed on administrative leave after school officials discovered she was married to a woman. Plus, Ellen welcomes Jevh Maravilla and Christian Toledo from Pearland, Texas. Jevh and Christian hung a fake poster of themselves on a wall in their local McDonald's that went unnoticed for 51 days.

E11. Simon Cowell; Olivia Wilde; Jason Mraz and Meghan Trainor; Feng E

Sep 18, 2018 · 45m

Simon Cowell ("America's Got Talent"); and Olivia Wilde ("Life Itself"). Also: Jason Mraz and Meghan Trainor perform "More Than Friends." Plus, Ellen welcomes 11-year-old ukulele prodigy Feng E from Taipei, Taiwan.

E12. Penélope Cruz and Carrie Underwood

Sep 19, 2018 · 45m

Penélope Cruz ("Loving Pablo"); Carrie Underwood is interviewed and performs; food critic Kalen Allen and co-executive producer Matt Wright attend the Minnesota State Fair; stars of a viral video of a man learning his wife is having another baby.

E13. Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn, Colton Underwood and Death Cab for Cutie

Sep 20, 2018 · 45m

Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn (Fabletics); Colton Underwood ("The Bachelor"); Death Cab for Cutie performs; a 9-year-old viral-video hip-hop dancer.

E14. Wanda Sykes, Beth Behrs, Bob Moses

Sep 21, 2018 · 45m

Wanda Sykes; Beth Behrs ("The Neighborhood"); and "America's Got Talent" Season 13 winner Shin Lim.

E15. Benedict Cumberbatch, Yara Shahidi, Magician Justin Willman

Sep 24, 2018 · 45m

Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Grinch"); Yara Shahidi ("Smallfoot"); and magician Justin Willman. Also: the 5 Second Rule With Cher; and Ellen welcomes drummers Timothy Fletcher and Malik Perry, also known as "A1Chops."

E16. Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez

Sep 25, 2018 · 45m

The "Modern Family" cast.

E17. Jennifer Hudson, Max Greenfield, The Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini

Sep 26, 2018 · 45m

Jennifer Hudson ("The Voice"); Max Greenfield ("The Neighborhood"); and LeBron James and Channing Tatum ("Smallfoot, Small Hoop"). Also: the Chainsmokers and Kelsea Ballerini perform "This Feeling"; and Ellen welcomes 11-year-old rapper Alaya "Lay Lay" High from Atlanta.

E18. Lady Gaga; Ryan Nichols; Ava and Emma Blaser

Sep 27, 2018 · 45m

Lady Gaga ("A Star Is Born"). Also: Ellen welcomes Ryan Nichol, a former Marine who traveled to the Carolinas to help while Florence approached and wound up saving six hound dogs; and Ellen welcomes dancing sisters Ava and Emma Blaser.

E19. Kobe Bryant, Logic, Ryan Tedder, Lauren Froderman, Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer

Sep 28, 2018 · 45m

Kobe Bryant. Also: Logic and Ryan Tedder perform "One Day"; and the Season15 "So You Think You Can Dance Top 10 perform with all-stars Lauren Froderman and Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer.

E20. Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, Bob Moses

Oct 1, 2018 · 45m

Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace"); Bob Moses performs.

E21. Lady Gaga and Justin Hartley

Oct 2, 2018 · 45m

Lady Gaga ("A Star Is Born"); Justin Hartley ("This Is Us").

E22. Jamie Dornan, Busy Philipps

Oct 3, 2018 · 45m

Jamie Dornan ("My Dinner With Hervé"); Busy Philipps (book "This Will Only Hurt a Little").

E23. Savannah Guthrie, LeBron James and Channing Tatum

Oct 4, 2018 · 45m

Savannah Guthrie ("Today"); LeBron James and Channing Tatum ("Smallfoot"); polo player Nacho Figueras; Jungle performs.

E24. Ellen's favorite moments of Season 16, including Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Cher, Nicki Minaj, Kristen Bell

Oct 5, 2018 · 45m

E25. Jennifer Garner, Kacey Musgraves

Oct 8, 2018 · 45m

Jennifer Garner ("Camping"); Kacey Musgraves is interviewed and performs; 10- and 16-year-old dancing sisters; a viral-video, piano-playing pizza delivery guy.

E26. Jenna Fischer/Simon Cowell/Nicole Maines/Hozier & Mavis Staples

Oct 9, 2018 · 45m

Actress Jenna Fischer ("Splitting Up Together"); TV personality Simon Cowell; actress Nicole Maines ("Supergirl"); Hozier and Mavis Staples perform;

E27. Melissa McCarthy, Billie Eilish

Oct 10, 2018 · 45m

Melissa McCarthy ("Can You Ever Forgive Me?"); Mary Halsey covers the 2018 American Music Awards as Ellen's correspondent; Billie Eilish performs.

E28. Dakota Johnson, Ken Jeong, CHVRCHES

Oct 11, 2018 · 45m

Dakota Johnson ("Suspiria," "Bad Times at the El Royale"); Ken Jeong ("Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween").

E29. Ryan Gosling, Lenny Kravitz

Oct 12, 2018 · 45m

Ryan Gosling ("First Man"); Lenny Kravitz performs; Ellen plays "Fortnight" with professional eSports player Tyler "Ninja" Blevins; a U.S. Marine who, returning home after being deployed for six months, met his son for the first time.

E30. Kunal Nayyar; Ellie Kemper; Wild Boars Soccer Team

Oct 15, 2018 · 45m

Actor Kunal Nayyar; author Ellie Kemper; the Wild Boars soccer team from Chiang Rai, Thailand.