Oprah's Big Give is a reality television series that aired Sunday nights at 9:00 PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. The Big Give is produced by Harpo Productions, and created and produced by Oprah Winfrey, and also produced by Bert Van Munster and Elise Doganieri. On April 20, 2008, during the final show, Stephen Paletta was declared the winner and won the $1 million. Outside the United States, the series is distributed through FremantleMedia. On May 13, 2008, ABC decided not to renew the series for a second season.
Air Date: 2008-03-02
In the series premiere, Oprah meets the ten contestants and hands each an envelope with only the name and picture of ...
Air Date: 2008-03-09
The remaining nine contestants are taken to a major U.S. city where they must be creative with the distribution of th...
Air Date: 2008-03-16
The eight contestants arrive in Houston, where they are challenged to make 1,000 children's dreams come true. They ar...
Air Date: 2008-03-23
The contestants are taken to Miami, where they have 1 day to give away $100,000.
Air Date: 2008-03-30
Oprah sends the contestants on a "Big Give Road Test" challenge. Guest star in this episode is the famous race-car dr...
Air Date: 2008-04-06
The four final contestants arrive in New York. Their task is to fulfill the last wishes of two parents. Guest stars i...
Air Date: 2008-04-13
Four days given the last three contestants head home to organize family reunions. They are given a budget of 10.000 $...
Air Date: 2008-04-20
For the finale episode of the first season the last contestants must create "Big Gives" with NO MONEY and very little...