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OWN Cancels The Rosie Show

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8:02 pm, March 16th, 2012

(OWN)

Rosie O’Donnell‘s OWN talk show has been canceled after one season.

The network announced late Friday that “The Rosie Show,” which premiered just five months ago, will air its final episode on March 30.

Says O’Donnell in a statement, “I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago. I was welcomed with open arms and will never forget the kindness of all I encountered.”

“It was a great year for me – I wish the show was able to attract more viewers – but it did not,” she adds. “So I am headed back to my home in New York – with gratitude.  On we go!”

In her own statement, Oprah says she thanks “Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey,” adding that the actress-comedienne “has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day.”

Oprah continues, “As I have learned in the last 15 months, a new network launch is always a challenge and ratings grow over time as you continue to gather an audience. I’m grateful to Rosie and the dedicated Rosie Show team for giving it their all.”

What do you think of “The Rosie Show” cancellation?

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  • D. Martin

    I think a lot of these networks need to lower their standards regarding viewing. There are too many channels to compete with now — not just the big three networks (ABC, NBC, & CBS). Many people don’t have a lot of channels — just the basic package — so they really should lower their viewing number requirements.

  • KnowledgeIsPower

    OWN did lower their standards, they gave this hateful woman her own show. It’s the viewers that didn’t lower their standards and watch it that got her cancelled.

  • J_diaperwreath

    No offense… But it was inevitable.

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    Look forward to their more cooperation…

  • Regina1180

    Does anybody watch any of the shows on OWN? I couldn’t even tell you which channel it is.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y4EJRSAGWMNLCRWBAW4TO3R7TI odubya23

    How is Rosie O’Donnel a hateful woman?

  • http://twitter.com/kylew1973 Kyle Willard

    I am being 100% serious why I say this: Rosie had a talks a show on currently?

  • Howardsternjunky

    Rosi’s show definitely got off to a rocky start when she tried to recreate the magic she had in her last daytime talk show (which I never watched). I didn’t become a fan of Rosi’s until she started her SIRIUSXM radio show. Her radio show was a fresh format that she did from her home in NY that I was hoping she could capture in her show on OWN. :( I have become a HUGE fan and hope she returns to satellite radio!

  • MyKinKStar

    It’s hard to watch anything on that channel because every commercial break is another commercial about an upcoming show. Seeing that over and over is annoying and a big turn off, but I guess they can’t get sponsors on the network to advertise.

  • MyKinKStar

    I said it before and will say it again, Oprah dogged on Geraldo and Springer back in the day when they went to the shocker format shows. She also dogged the reality type shows, saying she didn’t like the invasion of privacy and what it would mean to the morals of society.

    Now I am not saying she didn’t have a point to all that. Springer is still on though and apparently doing fine, along with plenty of others like Maury and now some English dude named Jeffrey something doing it too. Reality shows do seem to highlight arguing and fighting, with people just not doing right, BUT Oprah gets her ‘own’ network and she’s got reality shows, with a sex show and the people are revealing all kinds of private stuff.

    Yeah, I know, throw caution to the wind. It is always all about the money.

  • Anonymous

    what a great loss *sarcasm included*

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    I mean I love Rosie but this new show of hers just isnt that funny. The first month that it aired it wasnt bad but now idk..

  • Anonymous

    OWN keeps showing repeats of shows from other networks, that I’ve already seem. And the original programming isn’t that great. Like Anderson Cooper’s gabfest, no one pays attention to the actual audience, they pander to who they think the audience is.

  • tom

    Rosie is not hateful at all. She is very loving and caring. She is honest and open. Her show on Own was horrible from the start. It was obvious from the start that she made a bad decision. It was silly for her to move to Chicago to do the show. Oh well. She will regroup and try again in a few years.

  • Jerry

    Her talk show on SIRIUSXM was great. I hope she goes back to that.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GEV72CFBRY3CQT7PJSSGHWSRJ4 Donna Doles

    I have extended cable and still do not have OWN ..my cable company said 8 more$ for her channel ..I was like oh no..Idk if it’s my cable company(sudden link) or what, with that being said I don’t watch OWN

  • http://twitter.com/exiledheir André Major

    i know right. Now, are you: a) mad that Oprah gave her a talk show or b) pissed cause nobody told you and now it’s over ?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WHNVUS36FRPEFKRC3NKDBYYIUE Mike L

    You might want to read the Daily Beast article that gives a behind the scenes look at what went wrong.

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/17/rosie-o-donnell-s-disastrous-oprah-winfrey-network-experience.html

    She does have a reputation that goes back to her original talk show .. of someone who is incredibly hard to work with belittles people in public and is just not all that likeable behind the scenes. I figured since she was getting this “second chance” that she would do whatever it takes to at least treat people the way she would want to be treated. Apparently that wasn’t the case. And apparently it was a “fucking hellhole” according to one staffer who worked on the new OWN show.

  • Anonymous

    Ok…so I have never been made at Oprah now I am mad…ROSIE DONT GO….or go to a Network in NY or something closer to me in Boston so I can come to the show LOL
    Listen … I loved how you did the show over….one on one..I learned SO MUCH about celebrities and you and ya know what I LOVED IT…I have to DVR them and watch them in a string..and Celebs that I never knew or didnt like or…didnt know about I learned about and now have a better respect for them or at least get it…….We will miss you on OWN….Oh I so wish I could contact ya..I was sending you some stuff for your B-day…for the show SWAG LOL
    OK…I am mad Oprah there were many shows you could cancel on your network why one that is fresh and new….?? I mean how many Dr Phil repeats can we watch .. (we love you DR PHIL but I mean come on enough) Rosie had the freshest and newest thing on Own and now gone…well Oprah I love you but very disappointed xoxo

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