Rosie O'Donnell to move OWN talkshow from Chicago to New York?
Published Mar 8 2012, 15:57 GMT | By Justin Harp
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O'Donnell apparently wants to return to her native New York because it has proved difficult to get high-profile guests to fly to Chicago.
An insider added to The Huffington Post: "It was a mistake to take the show to Chicago just because Oprah's old studio was sitting there empty. Rosie loves New York. This is where she grew up, goes to the theater and has dinner with her friends.
"No-one was more part of this city. But instead of standing up for what she knew in her gut, she agreed to film out of Chicago and even work with Oprah's old staff rather than hire her own."
O'Donnell has apparently already put her $2.5m Chicago home up for sale.
The presenter insisted last fall that she was not worried about The Rosie Show's lagging ratings and added that OWN's CEO Oprah Winfrey is content with the show's viewership.
The Rosie Show airs weeknights at 7/6c on OWN.
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Simon Trainer-Milligan No it isn't. I do miss several shows over there. I have bought some of midsummer shows on dvd's. When I came back to the states 4 years ago I was able to see it on the internet but the BBc stopped that.
March 9th 2012 at 12:05am
Marlene Harper Orren Marlene (in a Boycie from Only Fools and Horses voice), are you in the states? Isn't Eastenders on BBC America?
March 8th 2012 at 7:17pm
Simon I wish we could get some of your channels I used to live over there and was hooked on Emmerdale and Eastenders.
March 8th 2012 at 7:03pm
Sky need to pick up OWN for broadcast over here. I for one would love the chance to watch some of the channels content. Rosie's show is one of those things.
March 8th 2012 at 4:44pm