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Oprah's Big Give
marigold:
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5. a young African American doctor who had $200,000 in medical school bills to pay off
I noted that the doctor should never have been included in this list. Most medical school graduates have loans in that range to pay off, so its not that special. They also have the skills to do it within about 5 years of increasing income. There must have been a more needy case in Southern California to make Oprah's show.
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I sooo agree with you on that one.
How does that qualify as a crisis in their lives and requires a community to step in and help?
That was poor judgement on her part.
If someone asked me to finacially contribute to help a doctor pay a loan I would have to laugh out loud.
apskip:
MARCH 9 PREVIEW(courtesy of Celebrity Spider)
OPRAH GIVES THE CONTESTANTS ONLY 48 HOURS TO GIVE BIG
Plus, Watch for an Exciting Surprise Twist
"Episode 102" - In week two of "Oprah's Big Give," nine contestants are dropped in the middle of a major U.S. city - where they don't know anyone! Oprah gives them a 48-hour challenge that sends them scrambling to give away bundles of cash in the most creative and dramatic ways. Who will get the money? Then a surprise twist dials up the pressure even more.
marigold:
:tup: apskip you modified your post. I like it and completely agree with you.
"Give Big or Go Home" it's perfect and I prefer it.
You know I never did address Nate though.
I guess Nate showed up at the request of Oprah but not having to do anything.
Why don't I get jobs like that.
You know show up at work yet someone else does it.
Was Oprah just a tv airtime hog and liked the spotlight on her.
Or did she think Nate was incapable of actually hosting the show.
I mean it is reported that Nate is the host so I don't know what's up with that either.
Maybe in the next episode she will actually step aside and let him host.
marigold:
'Oprah's Big Give' gives back big time
The daytime queen's new show does a 5.3 in 18-49s
Oprah Winfrey can add primetime to her list of successful media ventures. The queen of daytime TV’s new ABC series, “Oprah’s Big Give,” premiered to strong ratings last night, becoming one of the season’s top new series and pushing ABC to a tie for first on the night.
“Give” averaged a 5.3 rating among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnights, winning its 9 p.m. timeslot in the demo and finishing as the night’s top-rated program on any network. The show also drew 15.6 million total viewers, growing on both measures out of lead-in “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
“Give” did fall off from its first to its second half hour, going from a 5.5 to a 5.1 at 9:30 p.m., and slipping from 16.3 million total viewers to 14.8 million.
But the reality show, in which Winfrey gave participants money to help others, will rank among the top five new series debuts this season in adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Fox and ABC tied for first for the night among viewers 18-49, each with a 4.3 average overnight rating and an 11 share. CBS was third at 2.1/5, NBC fourth at 2.0/5, Univision fifth at 1.1/3 and CW sixth at 0.5/1.
At 7 p.m. Fox was first with a 4.5 for coverage of NASCAR racing, with ABC second with a 2.7 for “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” CBS was third with a 2.1 for “60 Minutes,” NBC fourth with a 1.6 for “Dateline,” Univision fifth with a 1.1 for an hour of “P. Luche” and CW sixth with a 0.6 for a repeat of “America’s Next Top Model.”
ABC took the lead at 8 p.m. with a 5.1 for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” while Fox slipped to second with a 4.5 for “The Simpsons” (5.2) and “King of the Hill” (3.8). CBS was third with a 2.3 for “Big Brother,” NBC fourth with a 2.2 for another hour of “Dateline,” Univision fifth with a 1.1 for its first of three hours of “5 Magnificos” and CW sixth with a 0.5 average for “Everybody Hates Chris” (0.5) and “Aliens in America” (0.4).
At 9 p.m. ABC led again with a 5.3 for “Oprah’s Big Give,” while Fox remained second with a 3.9 average for “Family Guy” (4.1) and the premiere of “Unhitched” (3.7). NBC was third with a 2.3 for “Deal or No Deal,” CBS fourth with a 1.9 for a repeat of “Cold Case,” Univision fifth with a 1.1 for its second hour of “Magnificos” and CW sixth with a 0.5 for repeats of “Girlfriends” and “The Game.”
ABC led again at 10 p.m. with a 4.1 for “Here Come the Newlyweds,” followed by NBC with a 2.1 for a repeat of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” CBS was third with a 2.0 for “Dexter” and Univision fourth with a 1.2 for its final hour of “Magnificos.”
Among households, ABC led the night with a 7.3 average overnight rating and a 12 share. Fox was second at 5.9/9, CBS third at 5.3/9, NBC fourth at 5.2/8, Univision fifth at 1.4/2 and CW sixth at 0.9/1.
Source: http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Overnights_50/Oprah_s_Big_Give_gives_back_bigtime.asp
marigold:
:lol: Now I see why Oprah hosted the show.
She had to put herself all over that show in order to get these ratings.
It all makes sense now, who could possibly say the show does not deliver.
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