Oprah's Big Give on ABC

[2008, TV Show]

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Contestants vie to give money and other resources away in this series, which tests their creativity (how they can get the most bang for their bucks) and dedication (how much they're perceived as wanting to help others). One contestant is eliminated at the end of each episode. The series is based on an installment of Oprah's daytime show in which she gave audience members $1000 apiece and instructed them to use the money for charitable endeavors.

O, No! Winfrey Takes Away Her Big Give | Today's News: Our Take | 5/13/2008
Oprah's Big Give won't be returning to ABC's lineup this fall.The show — where Oprah gives do-gooders lots of money to help strangers' dreams come true — was a favorite of the network, despite its ending after just one season. "We loved that show and absolutely would have loved to bring it back," ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson said. "But it was something (Oprah) didn't want to do." — J.R. WhalenBookmark our FALL TV GRID | Review All of Our FALL TV NEWS read more
Nate Berkus Breaks Down Big Give's Final Three | TV Show Previews | 4/18/2008
As Oprah's Big Give winds down to the finale of its first season (Sunday at 8 pm/ET, ABC), three philanthropists-in-training remain. We asked host and Oprah pal Nate Berkus to give us the lowdown (or in this case, the high points) of each of the final contestants, who will return to their hometowns for the final big challenge. Also, look for a special drop-by from Jennifer Aniston! Dotcom entrepreneur Cameron Johnson "Because he achieved financial success at a very early age, Cameron thought he had this in the bag. But giving back — using his incredible organizational skills and sales ability to help anybody else — wasn't part of his vernacular. Through the course of this show, Cameron has really come to understand just what giving is able to give back to you. He's one of the most tenacious people I've ever met, but has he thought 'big' enough every week?"Beauty queen Brandi Milloy"People underestimated her because she's pretty, and that worked to her advantage and to her... read more
Malaak Compton-Rock on Judging Oprah's Big Give | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 4/11/2008
Malaak Compton-Rock preaches and practices "giving big" as founder of her own charity styleWORKS and as judge on the philanthropic reality show Oprah's Big Give (Sundays at 8 pm/ET, ABC), a gig that she describes as "my dream come true." TVGuide.com: When Oprah asked you to be part of the Big Give...Malaak Compton-Rock: I was in a state of shock. There was a tiny bit of hesitation, because I'm a mom and a wife, but, I will admit, it didn't take me that long to figure out how I could do ... read more
As TV Makes a Comeback, ABC Welcomes the Rebirth | WGA Post-Strike Watch: News About Returning Shows | 3/28/2008
Over the past month and a half, you may have seen ABC's welcome-back promo for returning shows. In the segment, an uplifting montage of some of the net's biggest stars, personalities and series mixes with spring-themed graphics of rebirth and new growth. Behind the promo and its message, though, is the music — the real heart-string tugger in the piece.The selection of the song, "Crash" — from Taylor Dayne's latest album, Satisfied — came as a surprise to the music vet. As soon as the strike ended and studios were scrambling to get fresh eps out the door, she got a call. And while the selection itself was unexpected, Dayne told TVGuide.com that the song fit well with the welcome-back theme. "It has one of those messages to it," she said. "It [also] has a classic sound to it.... I feel that it also has this heart to it, it has this big, crunching chorus, and I just [love] it." (You can check "Crash" out here.)As intent as ABC was on using the song, Dayne was also... read more
Ratings: Indeed, Oprah's Give Is Big | Today's News: Our Take | 3/3/2008
Oprah Winfrey presents this Sunday's ratings snippet:8 pm/ETExtreme Makeover had a strong outing, delivering 14.78 million total viewers, a 2.3 mil jump from its last fresh episode. Big Brother (6.17 mil) gained 450K week-to-week. Everybody Hates Chris (1.45 mil) and Aliens in America (1.09 mil) returned from the strike to meager audiences.9 pmOprah's Big Give improved on lead-in EM:HE by five percent, scoring 15.55 mil in its debut. (That said, its audience wilted some nine percent over its hourlong run.) Fox's Unhitched did 7.1 mil, retaining 92 percent of Family Guy's viewership. Hooray for monkey assault!10 pmABC's Here Come the Newlyweds averaged 10.34 mil. Dexter, at 6.9 mil, saw a 430 thou week-to-week increase. read more

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BIG Give with Obama
here's oprah doing the big give with obama. Risk style:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Kboa7kSjU read more
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Oh Crap!
Please, please, no Oprah in primetime. It's bad enough that we have to deal with this egotistical bitch in daytime, but now at night too? Geez, with the writer's strike and now this, I may... read more
Posted by MOanbo Dec 17, 2007 7:28 AM

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Premiered: March 02, 2008, on ABC

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Premise: Contestants vie to give money and other resources away in this series, which tests their creativity (how they can get the most bang for their bucks) and dedication (how much they're perceived as wanting to help others). One contestant is eliminated at the end of each episode. The series is based on an installment of Oprah's daytime show in which she gave audience members $1000 apiece and instructed them to use the money for charitable endeavors.

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