'Sharon Osbourne Show' Lays Off Employees Despite 'Solid' Ratings

November 24, 2003

Despite solid ratings, "The Sharon Osborne Show" has just laid off 20 people, including music booker (and former "Rockline" producer/music scribe) Katherine Turman, according to Hits Daily Double.

Although it's a hardly a runaway success, "The Sharon Osborne Show" appears to be finding an audience with the young MTV viewers who were big fans of "The Osbournes". Jim Paratore — who produces the show at Warner Bros. Domestic Television — said the show has found a sweet spot with women aged 18-34, a demographic segment that advertisers love deeply.

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