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Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:27:35 +0000

Oprah started in the late 1980s, not back in the days of only 4 channels. And she stayed the #1 talk show in America until she ended her show in 2011.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:22:58 +0000

No, the whites who watch Oprah tended to be working class whites who have nothing to feel guilty about. It's the upper class whites that suffer from white guilt but they were never Oprah's primary audience.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:20:52 +0000

She had Obama on her show BEFORE he was candidate and she campaigned for him on her own time, not on her TV show so she had no obligation to put any other candidate on. Republicans put Palin on the ticket because they knew she could appeal to the Oprah watching hockey mom demographic and thus were desperate to get her on Oprah's show, but Oprah was far too smart to allow the charismatic Palin come on and charm all those viewers into voting republican. It might have cost Oprah a few fans, but there are somethings more important than fans and the future of the country is one of them. Had McCain won the election we'd probably be at war with Iran right now, so yeah, I think Oprah made the right call.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:46:33 +0000

By 1.6 million people: http://news.yahoo.com/oprahs-own-scores-highest-r... It's unheard of for a premium cable channel no one gets to score over a million viewers when it's only a year old. OWN is probably one of the fastest growing cable channels ever

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:39:36 +0000

The source that shows up in google first is not the same as the source as where the story originates. Fact-check thy self.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:37:40 +0000

How did it hurt her? She went from being on TV 5 hours a week to having a network on 168 hours a week. And that network just scored its highest ratings ever a couple weeks ago. http://news.yahoo.com/oprahs-own-scores-highest-r...

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:27:25 +0000

Well when you're #1, you have nowhere to go but down. She's been #1 for 25 years and on top of that, television and especially print media are on the decline. Getting political never helps, but that's not the real story

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:23:29 +0000

She specifically said that because she endorsed Obama, she did not want any of the candidates to appear on her show because she couldn't be neutral. However republicans specifically picked sarah palin as VP candidate because they saw how influential Oprah was in getting women to favor Obama over Hillary, and they knew a charismatic adorable hockey mom like Palin could win back the Oprah vote. Oprah was smart enough to see what republicans were up to so she resisted the media campaign to force Palin on her show.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:08:45 +0000

Very true. Oprah's next chapter on Sunday nights just gave OWN it's highest ratings EVER a couple weeks ago when she interviewed that preacher dude. And Rosie's new show on OWN is way better since she ditched the humor and studio audience for deep intimate philosophical interviews.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:06:23 +0000

Why does every single news story about Oprah's supposedly declining sales/ratings always originate in one of rupert murdoch's media outlets (usually the NY Post); he's probably just trying to deflect attention from his own declining empire while trying to discredit a black woman who dares to disagree with him politically in an influential way. That's the problem with our news media. Everyone has a political agenda, no one cares about the truth. At least Oprah was open and honest about supporting Obama, she never pretended to be fair and balanced.

Big Hollywood : Oprah Mag Sales Slump, More Fallout from Obama Support?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 23:01:11 +0000

Actually I think her magazine is still the #1 lifestyle magazine in America even if its down 5% in overall circulation. I don't think electing Obama has much to do with it. That was nearly 5 years ago. The recent decline is obviously because she ended her show. If you stop hosting the highest rated talk show in American history, that's going to have a huge ripple effect. Also consider the source for this story: Rupert Murdoch's NY Post; hardly unbiased.

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 23:15:36 +0000

Judge Judy did beat oprah but Judy is a court show, not a talk show. Oprah remained the #1 talk show consistently for 4 years after endorsing Obama. Now you can argue that her margin of victory was getting smaller, but the data does not support such a view: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/14/despi...

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:42:43 +0000

Sarah palin wasn't running for president, John McCain was. Throwing her support behind palin would mean electing McCain and the last thing America needs is a war with Iran. And bill might have poor self control, but he's highly intelligent and was both the brains and charisma behind the clinton success.

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:32:21 +0000

The article hasn't proven there's been a fall of oprah or Rosie, only that they moved to cable which has much smaller but more lucrative audience.

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:20:18 +0000

Actually oprah just overtook Sarah palin as the most admired self-made woman on the planet, acceding to the Gallup poll that just came out last month. Oprah is the second most admired woman overall. http://www.digitalspy.ca/celebrity/news/a357572/o... So if Queen Oprah is damaged goods, the rest of humanity is complete and utter garbage

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:19:09 +0000

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 14:08:38 +0000

Actually oprah declined LESS than other talk shows: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/14/despi...

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:57:39 +0000

Actually being the #1 for a quarter century in a field as competetive, improvisational, lucrative, glamorous and influential as TV talk shows is an EXTREMELY big deal, indeed it's hard to think of a bigger deal. As for success outside of talk shows, her magazine was the most successful magazine launch in history. And while sales have declined in recent years as the print media industry has tanked, it remains the #1 womens life style magazine in America, so successful it's prominently displayed in almost every checkout like in North America and even sells out in countries as distant as South Africa. In addition she's an Oscar nominated actress for her very first film performance and her book club dictated the best seller list for a decade and a half. As a producer she is also brilliant, launching blockbuster hits like Dr. Phil & Dr. Oz. Very few people have conquered television, film and publishing to such a spectacular degree. They don't call her the Queen of all media for nothing. Even outside of media she is a success, diving into politics to elect the first black president. She's not only the Queen but the ultimate kingmaker. This is a woman who overcame poverty and adversity to become not only the richest and most philanthropic African American of all time and the most influential woman on the planet. I can't think of any other public figure who has been so dominant for so long.

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:46:05 +0000

She remained the #1 talk show every single day of her show after endorsing Obama

Big Hollywood : Did Oprah and Rosie Burn Their Brands By Going Political?

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 07:05:44 +0000

I think Oprah was very smart to not let Palin on. The only reason McCain picked Pail was to appeal to all the Oprah hockey moms who went crazy for Obama after Oprah endorsed him. The Drudge report, the Ny Post and Fox and friends were all trying to pressure Oprah to have Palin on because they knew charismatic Palin could steal millions of Oprah fans away from Obama. Oprah shrewdly saw what was going on and simply refused to fall for their scheme.