Oprah Winfrey gets demoted, is no longer in executive control of OWN network

cb ^ | June 01, 2012

[george76]

OWN, which has been a disaster from nearly day one with terrible ratings and Discovery quickly learning that their supposedly brilliant acquisition was quickly transforming into a money pit.

Just in the past year, the signs have been pointing towards OWN’s imminent demise. First Oprah begged Nielsen viewers to watch her flailing network, and then Oprah fought with Rosie O’Donnell over the latter’s cancelled show.

[a fool in paradise]

Tomorrows headlines today:

Oprah Occupies OWN Alone!

[Paradox]

OWNED!

[tflabo]

Not exactly the OWN we’ve been waiting for. Under the GWB years Oprah was off the charts—and under THE WON well, not so much.

[Buckeye McFrog]

ever notice how you never see Stedman and Eric Holder together in the same place?

[AAABEST]

So, the lesbian, racist, “black,” overweight, worthless former TV host is on the downside of the mountain? How awful! I’m waiting for the crash.

As per her own admission, she usually starts binge-eating during tough times.

Given that her entire career is in demise, I expect that she'll binge to the point of exploding.

[FixitGuy]

Not terribly surprising.

Most cable providers won't carry startups and maybe that's why I can't get Beck!

[MindBender26]

That is a seriously strange video....

[taildragger]

Paging Glenn Beck, Auction Sale coming, will she take gold? Schadenfreude Alert as he could potentially buy the whole Shaboygan for pennies on da dallar...

[MamaDearest]

The tipping point for Okra was when she couldn't have HER candidate on her show too many times while blatantly refusing to have Sarah Palin as a guest. Racially motivated political actions have consequences. Guessing the 97% of black people who voted for HER candidate aren't viewers? Oh well!!! Okra demonstrated her TRUE feelings about her audience (and what direction she wanted to point them) pre-elections 2008.

Liberal news stations and TV shows are experiening their lowest ever ratings. Could be they've offended over half of the population and never cared if they did?

[Dr. Ursus]

“I’ll have two fried chickens and a coke!”

[MindBender26]

Remember the first rule of TV. No ratings, bye bye, no matter who you are, but if Vlad the Impaler returned to Earth, and could pull a 15 share, he gets a 9:00 PM time slot on the network of his choice.

[Gator113]

Even if it all falls apart, won’t Oprah still be a billionaire?

[FrdmLvr]

I was a pretty regular viewer, even though I knew she was a lib, until she refused to have Sarah Palin on. From that day on, I NEVER watched it again...except for the day she had Sarah on after the election.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

The real shame and tragedy is not Oprah Winfrey, she’s toast already for hanging with Obama. The real pain will soon come to Black Americans who have gotten absolutely nothing positive for their loyalty to Obama, but......will get the full blame n America for foisting this total incompetent Obama on themselves, and all Americans!!! Shame and Sad at this same time!!!

[sockmonkey]

The deserves to lose everything for supporting Obama.

I have had nothing but venom and disdain for her since 1996 when she insulted Texas Beef. Don't Mess with Texas, you big cow.