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Chicago's Soldier Field. (Tribune, file)
Oprah Winfrey said in a TV Guide interview that she is considering holding her final show on network television at Chicago’s Soldier Field, but said it has not been locked in. “You can never count on Chicago weather.” Get the full story>>
Oprah Winfrey joins Roger King, left, chairman of King World, and Joseph Ahern, right, former general manager of WLS-TV, in 1985 to announce her talk show would be syndicated nationally. WLS is going to go for local talent again. (File/AP)
Other television stations that carry “The Oprah Winfrey Show” have a syndicated afternoon hit to replace when the Chicago-based daytime juggernaut leaves the air after 25 seasons in September 2011. But WLS-Ch. 7 has no intention of ponying up for syndicated fare in the 9 a.m. time slot.
“Morning Rush” is the working title of Channel 7’s planned 9 a.m. show, according to Chicago Public Media blogger Robert Feder, who reported the station has posted a job opening for an executive producer who will be responsible for developing the show, hiring on-air and behind-the-scenes staff and overseeing production.
Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast that television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. (AP/Harpo)
From the New York Post | “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” had it lowest ratings in it 24 years on the air during the week of June 28, falling to a 2.9 rating. It has never fallen below 3.0 in its entire run.
“Oprah” averaged 3.8 million viewers, almost 2 million viewers less than “Judge Judy,” which has now beaten “Oprah” 14 out of the past 16 weeks. Get the full story >>
