Oprah Winfrey Explains Why OWN Will NOT Be Picking Up ‘Underground’: ‘It Doesn’t Have the Ratings to Justify $5 Million an Episode’

BY: Denver Sean

Published 8 years ago

For those of you hoping the now-cancelled ‘Underground’ would find a home on the Oprah Winfrey Network, we’re sorry to say that won’t be happening.

Speaking with Soraya McDonald, a culture critic for The Undefeated, Oprah says that the show is just too expensive to produce for the lackluster viewership it receives.

You can read her full text below.

https://twitter.com/SorayaMcDonald/status/872235883885281280

Maybe John will find the show a home somewhere else.

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