Rosie O'Donnell has announced she will tape her new daytime chat series at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" sound stage in Chicago.
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"Oprah" is wrapping up its 25th and final season. O'Donnell's new show is to being airing on The Oprah Winfrey Network later this year.
"It's me, Rosie O'Donnell, star of 'The Flintstones!'" The Hollywood Reporter said O'Donnell joked in a video shown Tuesday morning to employees of Winfrey's Harpo Studios.
"I just wanted to say: Hi, I'm coming to Chicago. Yes, I am, and I'm thrilled about it. And I get to work with all of you, who have created magnificent television for two decades-plus," she added. "Thank you, Oprah. And thank all you people there. Some of you are going to be sticking around and helping us make a kick-ass show for The Oprah Winfrey Network."
O'Donnell currently lives in New York with her four children.
From 1996 to 2002, she starred in the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show "The Rosie O'Donnell Show."