Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network Is Expected To Lose $143,000,000 This Year

Network Failing In Ratings And Revenues

Oprah Winfrey

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is struggling with very poor ratings at her OWN network, which is expected to lose "$143,000,000" this year. According to a Bloomberg report, the network is suffering from "miniscule" ratings, even though it has received "$312,000,000" in funding from parent company Discovery.

The network has not connected with the public and the majority of its shows are failing. Winfrey left prime time television to focus on the cable network, but it has not been her strong suit and is a costly venture. Recently, Winfrey axed the awful Rosie O'Donnell show, which received very low viewing numbers and laid off 30 people, including the company's Chief Financial Officer.

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Discovery's Oprah Network to Lose $143 Million, SNL Kagan Says

Oprah Winfrey Scores Best Ratings In Her Network's History With Interview Featuring Whitney Houston's Family Regarding Her Death

Oprah Winfrey and Bobbi Kristina Brown

It's no secret that Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network has been struggling with poor ratings. The interview Winfrey landed with the family of the late singer Whitney Houston, proved to be a ratings coup for her, giving OWN its best numbers to date. The interview was watched by an estimated 3,500,000 viewers, which are decent figures for cable television. However, it may not be enough to save the network.

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Hollywood And The Ratings Game Makes One Realize Nielson Figures Are Not An Accurate Reflection Of Viewing Numbers

Hollywood

For years the Nielson company has monitored television ratings in America, but are their results a true reflection of the nation? No. Nielson ratings are derived from boxes they send to select homes throughout America, but it does not encompass every television in the country. Therefore, how can the results be accurate.

A better system is needed. Minority shows largely featuring blacks and or Hispanics, have routinely suffered in ratings and this is likely due to not enough people of color being tallied by Nielson. Blacks and Hispanics account for over 1/3 of the population in the United States. How can these markets continue to be undercounted.

How Can Evelyn Lozada And Jennifer Williams Claim To Be Best Friends And Turn On Each Other So Easily

Basketball Wives

How can Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams of the reality show "Basketball Wives" turn on each other so easily and viciously, threatening to beat one another and claim they were best friends, just months ago. Is it for television ratings or was there something worse going on in their friendship. Williams is being slammed by Lozada, for publicly criticizing her fiancé, Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson.

Evelyn Lozada and Chad Johnson

She is in the middle of a nasty divorce from NBA athlete, Eric Williams, who threw a drink in her face and completely insulted her with his words on a regular basis. It has done something to her self-esteem. After years of discord in marriage to a famous athlete, Williams seems to think all sports professionals are the same. However, some are decent. Yes, many athletes cheat, but you can't paint them all with the same brush.

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The Kardashians Television Ratings Are Plummeting

"Stick A Fork In Them They're Done"

Kardashians

The wave of terrible publicity from Kim Kardashian's failed 72-day marriage to basketball player, Kris Humphries, is catching up to their television ratings. It was only a matter of time. The reality TV show family has seen their ratings plunge this year, in the two and a half months since Kim Kardashian ignited a press firestorm, by announcing she is divorcing Humphries.

Kim Kardashian

They have lost 500,000 viewers. This latest development is the beginning of the end of the Kardashian's empire, if you can call it that, as reality TV is not real acting. Things seem to be falling apart for them on all fronts, in deeds they brought on themselves. It's time for them to find out what's real in life and stop being so superficial and greedy.

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X-Factor Ratings Plunge Again Leaving Simon Cowell Red-Faced After Boasts

"X-Factor" cast

The ratings for Fox's "X-Factor" talent show, starring greedy Simon Cowell, who bragged that it would beat his former show "American Idol" have plunged again. Ratings are down by an additional 10% proving Cowell's boasts wrong.

The show has been plagued by scandal and controversy which turned viewers off, rather than boosting ratings, which are half "American Idol" numbers, but that too is on the decline. This talent show genre is worn out and too much. Enough already.

99% of the judges know nothing about talent, are being paid to be controversial and start fake disputes and rivalries. At the end of the day, this erodes the quality of music being released, as a number of the songs springing from these shows are hit with copyright infringement lawsuits or claims of the same.

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