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| In 1992, Donahue celebrated the 25th anniversary of his long-running television program with an NBC special produced at the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] in New York, in which he was lauded by his talk-show peers. However, in many corners, he was seen as having been surpassed both by [[Oprah Winfrey]], whose [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|hugely successful national show]] was based in Donahue's former Chicago home base; and [[Sally Jessy Raphael]], whose talk show was distributed by Donahue's syndicator, Multimedia. | In 1992, Donahue celebrated the 25th anniversary of his long-running television program with an NBC special produced at the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] in New York, in which he was lauded by his talk-show peers. However, in many corners, he was seen as having been surpassed both by [[Oprah Winfrey]], whose [[The Oprah Winfrey Show|hugely successful national show]] was based in Donahue's former Chicago home base; and [[Sally Jessy Raphael]], whose talk show was distributed by Donahue's syndicator, Multimedia. |
| The talk show field became increasingly saturated as the 1990s progressed. Many of these shows took an increasingly [[tabloid television|tabloid]] bent. Donahue shied away from this trend, continuing to take a "high-road" approach. These factors led to a marked decline in ratings. The show's ratings also began to plummet after Donahue expressed his feelings regarding the [[first Gulf War]]. In January 1995, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-owned [[KGO-TV]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] dropped ''Donahue'' after carrying it for several years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=August 21, 1995|title=‘Donahue’ on precipice in shock development|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/feature...shock-development-99129707/|access-date=April 12, 2024|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Then towards the end of summer 1995, New York's [[WNBC-TV]] ceased airing the show after airing it since 1977.<ref>[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/18/ny-station-removes-donahue/ Ny Station Removes ‘Donahue’]; August 18, 1995; ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]''</ref> | The talk show field became increasingly saturated as the 1990s progressed. Many of these shows took an increasingly [[tabloid television|tabloid]] bent. Donahue shied away from this trend, continuing to take a "high-road" approach. These factors led to a marked decline in ratings. The show's ratings also began to plummet after Donahue expressed his feelings regarding the [[Gulf War|first Gulf War]]. In January 1995, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]-owned [[KGO-TV]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] dropped ''Donahue'' after carrying it for several years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flint|first=Joe|date=August 21, 1995|title=‘Donahue’ on precipice in shock development|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/feature...shock-development-99129707/|access-date=April 12, 2024|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Then towards the end of summer 1995, New York's [[WNBC-TV]] ceased airing the show after airing it since 1977.<ref>[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/aug/18/ny-station-removes-donahue/ Ny Station Removes ‘Donahue’]; August 18, 1995; ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]''</ref> |
| ''Donahue'' was also ousted from its Rockefeller Plaza home, and relocated to new studios in Manhattan. ''Donahue'' was unable to resurface on another station in the nation's largest and eighth-largest markets, and its ratings never recovered. Many other stations either began dropping ''Donahue'' or moving it to graveyard time slots, causing a further loss of viewers. | ''Donahue'' was also ousted from its Rockefeller Plaza home, and relocated to new studios in Manhattan. ''Donahue'' was unable to resurface on another station in the nation's largest and eighth-largest markets, and its ratings never recovered. Many other stations either began dropping ''Donahue'' or moving it to graveyard time slots, causing a further loss of viewers. |
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