Rosie’s show on Oprah’s network canceled

by Rickey
March 16, 2012 at 9:05 pm

Rosie O’Donnell’s show on Oprah’s OWN cable network has been canceled. The last show will air on March 30 and Rosie is moving back to New York.

How sad. I don’t even know what channel OWN is on. Trying get viewers to regularly tune in to cable is very hard these days if the channel isn’t established yet.

Read what Rosie and Oprah have to say about the show’s end:

From E Online:

Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable network needed a shot in the arm—but Rosie O’Donnell wasn’t it.

The Rosie Show, O’Donnell’s first big TV project since leaving The View, has been canceled after one season, OWN confirmed Friday.

“I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago,” O’Donnell said in a statement. “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. So I am headed back to my home in New York—with gratitude. On we go!”

And what did O’Donnell’s now ex-boss have to say?

“I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey,” Winfrey said. “She has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day. 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.”

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PHARO88

TOO BAD THE ZIONISTS GOT THEIR WAY AGAIN..ROSIE TOLD THE TRUTH AND THEY DON'T WAMT ANYONE TO KNOW IT..THAT'S WHY THEY MADE ABC GET HER OFF THE VIEW....SHE EXPOSED THEIR LIES.

Mikhail XO moderator

@PHARO88 Whaaaaaa? how does Zionism come into play here? I didn't even know that still Oprah had a network or that Rosie O'Donnell was on it. LOL!

Cindi White

Darn! I've been watching her show.

James P. Williams

Shock-a-roonie! Good riddance! :)

Sad. But you gotta think that Oprah's network viewership is probably made up of older viewers. Older viewers tend to be more conservatively minded on social issues, so having someone as outspoken as Rosie on her own views probably didn't gel well with the average OWN viewer.

I remember when Oprah endorsed Barack Obama, her ratings plummeted double digits for a season.

As someone who is liberal, I obviously find it silly. But for those older evangelical women, anything that goes against what they think probably makes them tune out.

@JeremyGable I think that the issue was that Oprah's fan base is predominately female....do any men even like her? Yes...probably middle-aged. When she used her celebrity and her 'capital stock' to endorse Obama...her supporters were a bit awry as he was in the primary with H. Clinton...the more experienced and female candidate. Her fans felt this was hypocritical for her not to back a viable, more experienced, female candidate.. I don't think it had anything to do with being evangelical.