Oprah Winfrey

  • Mackenzie Phillips’ Shocker: Too Much Information?

    Across social media sites, the sentiment was that Phillips’ story had crossed into “oversharing” territory.

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    Amy Kaufman

  • Oprah Ratings Soar Thanks to Whitney Chat

    Queen of talk kicks off 24th season with best ratings in nearly two years.

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  • VIDEO: More Highlights From The First ‘Jay Leno Show’

    Seinfeld, Oprah and the return of the monlogue usher in NBC’s new primetime model.

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  • Good Morning, Oscar: September 14

    A Toronto roundup of brilliant movies, fried actors, famous producers and sexy directors.

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  • Sony Pictures TV Taking Reality Slow-but-Steady

    Sony Pictures Television alternative TV chief Holly Jacobs says the studio will take it slow-but-steady in building its primetime reality business — despite the addition of top talent such as Mark Burnett, Michael Davies and Allison Grodner. "There’s a strategy and a method to our madness," Jacobs told TheWrap. "It’s a cluttered marketplace right now,…

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  • Ester’s Weekly ‘Wrap’: Oprah & Paula & Haim Saban

    Catch up on all the top schmooze, as Ester gives her own outrageous take on the week at TheWrap. In this episode: Oprah in trouble (maybe we’re just tired of looking at Gayle King), Paula Abdul (give her a raise or "Idol’s" gonna tank ), and Haim Saban, accused of a $150M tax dodge (maybe Martha Stewart…

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    Ester Goldberg

  • What You’ll See on OWN

    Shows already announced for the Oprah Winfrey Network.

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    Lauren Horwitch

  • A Crack in Oprah’s New TV Network

    Delayed launch, executive shuffle plague Winfrey’s fledgling OWN.

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    Lauren Horwitch
    A Crack in Oprah’s New TV Network

  • Twitter War Has That Fake Feeling

    I’m embarrassed to admit that I followed the Ashton Kutcher-CNN Twitter war. I’m even more ashamed that I didn’t smell the rat, despite spotting its tail early on. We know Kutcher’s schtick. He combines jock humor, unabashed promotion and giant smug hipness, infused with of-the-moment digital gadgetry. But he manages to bring just enough camaraderie,…

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  • Winners and Losers in the Ashton Kutcher-CNN Twitter War

    Ashton Kutcher won the race to a million Twitter followers with CNN last week — but the postgame analysis reveals a few twists. Let’s look at how the various players fared:   Oprah: When Ashton Kutcher declared the race with CNN, the queen of daytime TV saw an opening to collect for herself some of…

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    Maria Russo

  • A Timeline of Oscar Changes

    It’s a refrain heard every year around this time: *This* Oscars telecast will be different. And yet. Somehow the changes never seem exactly… earthshaking. Here’s a look back at the last few attempts to tweak the formula.   2004:   -Veteran host Billy Crystal comes back for 8th time -5-second delay implemented to block unlikely…

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    Amy Kaufman