'Oprah's Big Give' won't be back on ABC

Published: May 13, 2008 at 5:26 PM
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Oprah Winfrey, who co-produced the motion picture drama "The Great Debaters", attends the premiere of the film at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 11, 2007. The movie is based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson and opens in the U.S. on December 25.  (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)
Oprah Winfrey, who co-produced the motion picture drama "The Great Debaters", attends the premiere of the film at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on December 11, 2007. The movie is based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson and opens in the U.S. on December 25. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | Enlarge Enlarge
CHICAGO, May 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. reality show "Oprah's Big Give" will not be returning to ABC, the network's president of entertainment said Tuesday.

As he unveiled ABC's upcoming slate of programming in New York, Stephen McPherson said Winfrey's Chicago-based Harpo production company has decided not to do another season of "Oprah's Big Give."

"It wasn't something Oprah wanted to do," the Chicago Tribune quoted McPherson as saying.


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