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Posted Jan 4th 2009 11:11AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Daytime, Reality-Free
I haven't watched Oprah for years, but I'll be tuning in this week and maybe even recording the shows to watch again later. Why? Because she's got a bunch of shows I can really use!
After admitting to the world that her weight has crept back up to 200 lbs. (although if a celebrity says they weigh 200 lbs., really they weigh at least 220 lbs. - trust me on this), she's getting back on that wagon and taking that fat bull by the horns.
Here's the rundown for her "Best Life Week," day by day:
Monday, Jan. 5: Your Weight. To get back on track, Oprah talks about her diet, workout plan, and ways to put yourself back on the priority list. Her workout guy Bob Greene stops by to help us all out of a rut. I just joined a gym, so I'm completely on-board with this one.
Continue reading Dear Oprah: Yes! I DO want to reclaim my "best life"!
Posted Dec 5th 2008 9:31AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
There's a famous scene in
The Godfather: Part III -- the only really memorable one -- where Michael Corleone says, "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in." I thought of that when I read that
Oprah Winfrey may not be ending her talk show in 2011 after all. What? I thought it was a done deal, but no. Every time I think she's done, she's back again.
When asked by
Access Hollywood about
The Oprah Winfrey Show ending in 2011, Ms. W said, "I'm not done." Well, you sure could have knocked me over with a feather. I mean, really, I understand that it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind, but I really thought Oprah had other worlds to conquer, other fish to fry.
Continue reading Oprah's talk show future might be all her OWN
Posted Aug 14th 2008 11:41AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Talk Show, Ratings, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
Recently, TV columnist Aaron Barnhart took note of the fact that
Oprah Winfrey's show is sinking in the ratings. Her talk show, which is the centerpiece of her multimedia success -- a success that has made her the richest woman in show business -- has been losing ratings consistently for the last six months. At first blush, the politically minded of you might think it's because she endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, but I think it's more than that. After all, if anything, the vast amount of grassroots support that the Senator from Illinois has engendered might be a plus for Oprah rather than a minus.
Therefore, there have to be other factors to explain why Oprah's landmark TV talk show has lost its luster -- at least ratings-wise. I've come up with six possible reasons.
Continue reading Why is Oprah's show in a slump?
Posted Apr 15th 2008 10:42AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Move over, Rachael Ray! Another Food Network bird is straying for the nest to try her wings in syndication. Southern diva
Paula Deen is readying a daytime cooking show for syndication in 2009. She also following Rachael's lead by not giving up her secure and lucrative connection to Food Network. Her
Paula's Home Cooking and
Paula's Party programs will remain Food Network staples.
The challenge for Paula will be coming up with a show that's not simply an echo of her other two shows. Unlike Rachael, who does a full-fledged talk show with a cooking segment, Paula's new effort is being called a "cooking" show. That could be limiting.
Continue reading Paula Deen going into syndication
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