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Oprah's Big Give
SERIES: ABC, Sunday 9:00p (60 minutes)

Oprah's Big Give
Critic Score
Metascore: 48 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
2.8 out of 10
based on 19 reviews
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Starring Nate Berkus, Jamie Oliver, Tony Gonzalez, and Malaak Compton-Rock

Contestants are given 1 million dollars and are challenged to use it to help as many people as they can.

GENRE(S): Reality (Competitive)
CREATED BY: Oprah Winfrey
FIRST AIR DATE: March 2, 2008

What The Critics Said

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80
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
Winfrey and ABC have taken the much-maligned reality TV format and used it to create a show that both entertains and encourages viewers to think about such matters as how best to help others.
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80
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
It may do some good, but it's still a piece of TV entertainment that, first and foremost, must succeed as a revenue generator for ABC. That realistic, not cynical, caveat aside, Big Give is certainly more positive than "Big Brother" or numerous other reality shows.
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80
Salon Heather Havrilesky
A heartfelt, inspiring, uplifting TV show that brings out the best in people? Who could possibly resist that?
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70