Oprah on OWN: 'If I'd Known It Was This Difficult, I Might Have Done Something Else'
It's no big secret that Oprah's OWN has been struggling with ratings, especially with several shows being cancelled. In an interview with Charlie Rose, Gayle King, and Erica Hill--which aired this morning on CBS--Oprah revealed her turmoil and second-guessing about her network.
She revealed that "the idea of creating a network was something that I wanted to do. Had I known that it was this difficult, I might have done something else."
Oh, that's never good to say, but at least she isn't delusional about the whole process.
More excerpts of the interview from TV by the Numbers:
ROSE: Let’s start talking about OWN network. When you set out to create a network, tell me what you wanted to do and where does this thing called “Life Class” fit in?WINFREY: ….The idea of creating a network was something that I wanted to do. Had I known that it was this difficult, I might have done something else.
ROSE: Really? If you knew it was going to be this difficult you might have not done it?
WINFREY: Oh, absolutely…I didn’t think it was going to be easy, but I did not know…If I knew then what I know now, I might have made some different choices.* * *
ROSE: Two things, one politics and show business? Are you going to be out there supporting the…?WINFREY: No. I am not going to be out there. I am 100% behind our President. I actually love our President, and have the utmost respect for him and that office, and what it takes to be there. I will not be out because I am trying to fix a network.
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