Has Oprah Winfrey lost the Midas touch?
With Winfrey’s OWN cable channel sinking in the ratings, the talk show titan has been forced to star in not just one, but two new OWN shows.
In addition to hosting “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” a daily gabfest set to debut in January, Winfrey's presence in a nightly repackaging of old episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” has also been greatly expanded.
“‘Oprah’s Lifeclass’ was originally named ‘Encore,’” a source close to the network tells FOX News.
“Originally, ‘Encore’ was going to be a basic, no-frills ‘best of’ repackaging of the Oprah Winfrey Show, with simple voiceover commentary from Oprah. With the numbers for OWN being so horrible, Discovery insisted that Oprah have more of a presence on the network. So they’re scrambling."
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11 comments:
we watch NOTHING Oprah related. OWN is not an option in our house and we have seen things advertised that air on OWN that we would watch. don't care for the lady so we will wait to watch it somewhere else. that is our family's personal preference, so all you Oprah lovers can keep your comments to yourself. That is what the American way of life is all about. You do your thing and I'll do my thing.
She has her niche and that's about it she's no genius.
just say NO to oprah.....
Oprah cult is the only thing that has kept this together over the years. Waste.
LOL. The perfect example of a woman who came from humble backgrounds but grabbed the bull of the American Dream by the horns and conquered it. Now you guys who claim to believe so much in pulling ones self up by the bootstraps look at the woman with scorn. What a world....
I liked it better when it was Discovery Health Channel....I only watch OWN when they air medical related or true crime shows.I do not care for the movies,or the gabfest with Oprah and Rosie and whoever else shows up.They ruined the channel.I do like Dr.Phil but there is no accounting for bad taste...
Oprah is one of the best interviewers I've ever seen.My work schedule didn't allow me to be a regular viewer.You have to give this ambitious lady a lot of credit for the empire that she has built.I have not seen anything on her new network but I wish her luck on her endeavor just as I would anyone else that is starting a new business.
Oprah SUCKS! When she came out in support for Obama, she lost me as a viewer.
Tired of Oprah. Move on.
When they turn political I'm done with them.
OWN fell into the same habit as some of the other major cable channels. They would show a decent movie, but then they'd show it over and over and over.
Finally, we stopped even surfing over to that channel because it seemed like the same thing was on all the time.
I think Oprah's run should end, all together. I think she should retire and enjoy all of her millions and stop trying to be the tv diva!
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