The Rosie O'Donnell Show was a hugely successful American daytime variety talk show created and hosted by comedian Rosie O'Donnell, which premiered on June 10, 1996, and ran for six seasons until June 27, 2002. Taped at NBC's Rockefeller Center in New York City, the program won five Daytime Emmy Awards and even survived a 1996 fire that temporarily forced production to the Ed Sullivan Theater. The show made headlines with major moments, including a rare 1997 full-hour interview with Barbra Streisand and a heated 1999 confrontation with actor Tom Selleck over gun control following the Columbine shootings. In April 2001, O'Donnell took a two-week hiatus due to a staph infection, welcoming guest hosts like Joy Behar and Barbara Walters. A memorable 2001 episode featured a five-year-old Maxwell Jacob Friedman (later the pro wrestler MJF) singing "You Are My Sunshine" operatically—a clip that famously resurfaced in 2019. Concluding in 2002, the show remains a beloved staple of late-90s daytime television, celebrated for its celebrity charm and O'Donnell's outspoken personality.