Oprah Winfreys Network Axes The Rosie Show

Rosie O'Donnell, left, and Oprah Winfrey speak to the media after the unveiling of a new sign outside Harpo Studios welcoming "The Rosie Show," to the studio Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in Chicago. "The Rosie Show" premieres Monday, Oct. 10 on the Oprah Winfrey Network and will be filmed at the former home of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Rosie ODonnell, left, and Oprah Winfrey speak to the media after the unveiling of a new sign outside Harpo Studios welcoming The Rosie Show, to the studio Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in Chicago. The Rosie Show premieres Monday, Oct. 10 on the Oprah Winfrey Network and will be filmed at the former home of The Oprah Winfrey Show. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

NEW YORK (AP) Oprah Winfreys OWN network is pulling the curtain on The Rosie Show after five months on the air.

The show premiered in October to about 500,000 viewers but lost about half that audience within days of its debut.

Recently, it changed the format from taping before a studio audience to a one-on-one interview setting with celebrities such as Kathy Griffin, Chelsea Handler and former Illinois first lady Patti Blagojevich.

In a statement released by OWN, Winfrey thanked ODonnell. She called ODonnell an incredible partner who worked to put on the best show every single day.

ODonnell also was quoted as saying she loved working with Winfrey and in Chicago and wished the show had better ratings.

The final episode will air March 30.

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