The Rosie O'Donnell Show
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | |
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Rosie O'Donnell |
| Starring | John McDaniel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 1,193 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
NBC Studios New York City, New York |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | KidRo Productions Telepictures Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndicated |
| Original release | June 10, 1996 – May 22, 2002 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Carnie! (1995–1996) |
| Followed by | The Caroline Rhea Show (2002–2003) |
| Related shows |
Rosie Live (NBC; 2008) The Rosie Show (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network; 2011–2012) |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It premiered on June 10, 1996, and concluded after six seasons on May 22, 2002
The show was taped in Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, New York, and was produced and distributed by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. The talk show won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Talk Show.
On June 10, 1996, The Rosie O'Donnell Show premiered, and proved successful. The show was a replacement for Carnie!, which aired from September 6, 1995 to February 23, 1996.
In October 1996, a fire broke out at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. As a result, the show resumed taping for four days in the Ed Sullivan Theater (where David Letterman taped his show). The first episode resuming taping in the regular studio featured a beginning scene reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz, in which Rosie awakens from a dream.
O'Donnell often spoke of her admiration for Barbra Streisand and in November 1997 Streisand, who rarely does interviews, agreed to a full hour special. The set was covered in flowers and Streisand memorabilia. Streisand's husband, actor James Brolin, was also interviewed. Prior to this interview O'Donnell received a brief letter from Streisand which she discussed on-air and held up very briefly. She described Streisand as being very caring in the letter but wouldn't read it on-air. It was too late, however, as a TV camera caught a brief shot of the letter and within days savvy viewers distributed its contents. O'Donnell later expressed dismay that viewers would do that. Streisand was interviewed again in 1999 at her home, shortly before her Timeless tour.
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