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The 5 Biggest Problems with Oprah's Network

4 April 2012 1:03 PM, PDT | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

The Oprah Winfrey Network is a sprawling entrepreneurial effort by a woman who some consider to be the greatest pop cuture icon of all time. That begs the question, "So why don't I ever care to watch it?" I'm not necessarily the biggest Oprah fan on the planet, but you'd think her enormous influence would coerce me into a couple of Lifeclasses. I'm gay and stuff. I could dig it, right?

That hasn't been the case. Recently, Opra admitted in an interview with CBS that if she wrote a book about the Own Network, it'd be called 101 Mistakes. That's a little overzealous, I think. If you subtracted 96 mistakes from that book and highlighted the following five issues, you'd uncover the network's true woes.

1. Oprah should never reduce herself to the 50+ demographic.

And now, a comprehensive catalog of The Oprah Winfrey Network's offerings: hour-long Master Class monologues by orators ranging from Ted Turner to Goldie Hawn, »

- virtel

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Rosie O'Donnell's Own show canceled after 5 months

16 March 2012 6:25 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Rosie O'Donnell is yet again a talk show host without a home. On Friday (March 16), Own announced that the final episode of "The Rosie Show" is slated to air on March 30.

"I thank Rosie from the bottom of my heart for joining me on this journey.  She has been an incredible partner, working to deliver the best possible show every single day," says Oprah Winfrey in a statement. "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."

"I loved working with Oprah in the amazing city of Chicago," says O'Donnell. "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 »

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