The BEST episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show season 16

#1 - Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott

Season 16 - Episode 163 - Aired 5/21/2019

Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott ("Aladdin"); 10 members of the W.A.F.F.L.E. dance crew chat and perform.

#2 - Keanu Reeves, OneRepublic

Season 16 - Episode 161 - Aired 5/17/2019

#3 - Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, Bob Moses

Season 16 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/1/2018

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

#4 - Anna Kendrick, Spike Lee, Laura Harrier

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2018

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

#5 - Heidi Klum, Olivia Munn and Melissa Etheridge

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2018

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.

#6 - Maya Rudolph, Bazzi

Season 16 - Episode 32 - Aired 10/17/2018

Maya Rudolph ("Forever"); Bazzi performs; a high school dance team and their assistant principal perform.

#7 - Chelsea Handler and Simon Cowell

Season 16 - Episode 33 - Aired 10/18/2018

Comic Chelsea Handler; "Ellen's Burning Questions," with Simon Cowell; lifestyle expert Kym Douglas

#8 - Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard

Season 16 - Episode 112 - Aired 2/25/2019

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard discuss their baby line, Hello Bello; an 11-year-old ukulele prodigy chats and performs.

#9 - Nicki Minaj

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2018

The Season 16 premiere features Nicki Minaj.

#10 - Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Sue Aikens

Season 16 - Episode 160 - Aired 5/16/2019

#11 - DJ tWitch, Taye Diggs, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Adrienne Houghton, Amanda Seales and Brockhampton.

Season 16 - Episode 190 - Aired 9/6/2019

Special guest host tWitch with guests Taye Diggs, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Adrienne Houghton, Amanda Seales and Brockhampton.

#12 - Harrison Ford, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Emily Bear

Season 16 - Episode 172 - Aired 6/4/2019

#13 - Ali Wong, Behati Prinsloo, Willa Amai We

Season 16 - Episode 167 - Aired 5/28/2019

#14 - Tom Hanks

Season 16 - Episode 164 - Aired 5/22/2019

Tom Hanks ("Toy Story 4"); a 6-year-old astronomy enthusiast.

#15 - Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Winkler

Season 16 - Episode 153 - Aired 5/7/2019

#16 - David Spade, Sara Bareilles

Season 16 - Episode 135 - Aired 4/10/2019

#17 - Sen. Cory Booker

Season 16 - Episode 124 - Aired 3/20/2019

#18 - Lady Gaga; Ryan Nichols; Ava and Emma Blaser

Season 16 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/27/2018

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.

#19 - Michael Keaton, Jay Shetty

Season 16 - Episode 123 - Aired 3/19/2019

#20 - Idris Elba

Season 16 - Episode 114 - Aired 2/27/2019

Idris Elba ("Turn Up Charlie"); young piano prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram ("The World's Best").

#21 - Jennifer Lopez

Season 16 - Episode 104 - Aired 2/13/2019

#22 - Sean Hayes, Fatima Ali

Season 16 - Episode 44 - Aired 11/2/2018

Sean Hayes (children's book "Plum"); Fatima Ali ("Top Chef") discusses her Ewing's sarcoma; an 8-year-old pop-and-lock dancer.

#23 - Minnie Driver, Maren Morris

Season 16 - Episode 132 - Aired 4/5/2019

#24 - LSD

Season 16 - Episode 144 - Aired 4/24/2019

People magazine's 2019 "Most Beautiful" issue cover star; LSD performs.

#25 - Bradley Cooper

Season 16 - Episode 145 - Aired 4/25/2019

Bradley Cooper ("Avengers: Endgame").