Rosie Coming Back to MSNBC

Posted on November 5, 2007 at 4:33 pm (PST)

Rosie O’Donnell is still in negotiations with MSNBC to replace Dan Abrams in the 9 p.m. time slot on weeknights. So far there is no reported format for the show or official name, but it will definitely differ from her The Rosie O’Donnell Show which started back in 1996, and will differ from The View, where she spent less than a year. In fact Rosie’s new show would compete in the same time slot as Larry King Live on CNN, and Hannity & Colmes on Fox News. Rosie’s popularity on The View was sustained by her constant attacks on other popular celebrities, much like Lily Allen who attacked Victoria Beckham today so we won’t forget Lily exists. Rosie only has a couple of messages these days, gay rights, end the Iraq war, government conspiracy, and big doses of criticism for everyone except herself. It would be refreshing to see the Rosie from 1996 emerge again. The kinder and gentler Rosie, who was an entertainer, not a hater.