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Feb 11 2013 03:25 PM ET

Beyonce will be on 'Oprah's Next Chapter' -- VIDEO

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Want a whole night of Beyoncé? Grab your girlfriends, Oprah Winfrey is making your dreams come true.

Winfrey will have a special one-on-one interview for Oprah’s Next Chapter with the 17-time Grammy winner, which will air the same night as Beyoncé’s HBO documentary Life Is But A Dream. Don’t worry: There won’t be a conflict. The OWN interview will air at 8 p.m. this Saturday, and the HBO documentary airs at 9. The Oprah’s Next Chapter chat will apparently talk about the Beyonce-directed documentary, and also is being touted as her first interview about her showstopping Super Bowl performance.

Beyoncé was last interviewed by Winfrey for the Oprah show in 2008, where the “Single Ladies” singer talked about her new album, but notably refused to say much of anything about her then-recent marriage to Jay-Z.  Perhaps she’ll get more personal this time around.

Check out a brief teaser video below: READ FULL STORY »

Jan 15 2013 01:59 PM ET

First promo for Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview -- VIDEO

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It’s here. The first promo for the two-part Lance Armstrong sitdown with Oprah Winfrey has been released.

In the short clip, Winfrey says, “We agreed there would be no conditions on this interview and that this would be an open field. So here we go.”

Winfrey appeared on CBS This Morning this morning and confirmed that Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs. However, she added, “He did not come clean in the manner I expected.”

Armstrong’s interview will air Thursday, Jan. 17 from 9-10:30 p.m. ET, and Friday, Jan.18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. The interview will be simultaneously streamed live worldwide both nights on Oprah.com.

Watch the preview below: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 12 2012 03:19 PM ET

'Oprah's Favorite Things' to return as OWN special

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She’s BACCKKKKKKK!

The holidays just got a little bit brighter. Oprah has announced that one of the most popular features of her daytime show, the “Oprah’s Favorite Things” giveaway special, is returning as a two-hour event Sunday Nov. 18 on OWN.

Winfrey – who famously loved to outdo herself year after year – announced in a press release that this year, the recipients for the secret gift bonanza will be military spouses. In addition, for the first time ever, viewers at home can win some of the swag too, by texting in during certain parts of the program.

Refrigerators with TVs on them? iPads? macaroons? No word on what the big item will be this year (maybe luxury hen houses?), but we’re guessing the audience reactions will be just as hilarious as ever: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 1 2012 01:43 PM ET

Oprah Winfrey's OWN announces exclusive partnership with Tyler Perry

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Hallelujer!

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network announced today that it has struck an exclusive, multi-year deal with Tyler Perry, making it the mogul’s “singular destination for all new television series and products.” These series include two original scripted shows — the first such programs on OWN — which will premiere in 2013. Both shows will be executive produced, written, and directed by Perry.

Though Perry is best known for his films, the multi-hyphenate first branched out into TV in 2007. His TBS sitcoms Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Meet the Browns, and For Better Or Worse have been wildly successful; upon premiering, the first two each garnered the top cable comedy debut ratings of all time.

“I have been looking forward to the day when we would be in the position to enter the world of scripted television. That day has come,” Winfrey, said in a statement.  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 17 2012 10:02 AM ET

Rihanna tells Oprah: 'I do miss [Chris Brown] sometimes' -- VIDEO

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How much of Oprah’s Next Chapter interview with Rihanna is devoted to discussing the singer’s relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown? Judging by a slew of clips recently posted on OWN’s YouTube page, the answer is “a lot.” Winfrey admits as much at the beginning of this first video: “She talks a lot, a lot, a lot about You Know Who, Mr. Chris Brown,” the mogul says, widening her eyes and shaking a finger.

The clip goes on to show Rihanna revealing that all sorts of things remind her of Brown, who was arrested in 2009 after assaulting her before the Grammy Awards, and that she does “miss him sometimes.” The “We Found Love” singer goes on to detail what she’s looking for in a partner: “I want a man that loves me, cherishes me, values me, but they have to know my value in order to value me. They have to know my worth, and they can only know my worth if I know my worth.” Watch it for yourself:

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Aug 3 2012 12:33 PM ET

La Toya Jackson lands new reality show on OWN

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The Jackson family’s love-hate relationship with the limelight will teeter toward love when La Toya stars in her own reality series next year. Life With La Toya is one of the newest shows added to the Oprah Winfrey Network’s fall schedule. The series will follow the singer/author as she juggles her demanding career with her even more daunting family life.

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Apr 5 2012 11:28 AM ET

OWN orders four new shows

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She might be having a tough time getting people to tune in to OWN, but Oprah Winfrey won’t go down without a fight. The question? Will these new series do the trick?

Winfrey’s OWN network announced today that it has picked up four new original primetime series.

The new series include Elura and Michele Take Staten Island (about two former prosecutors/current friends who “tell it like it is”), Iyanla Fix My Life (centered around author Iyanla Vanzant’s self-help advice), Married to the Army: Alaska (unscripted Army Wives in the frontier), and Six Little McGhees (parents vs. six babies).

The network also announced that TV producer Barry Poznick (Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?) and comedienne Kim Coles will helm the network’s previously announced new game show titled Are You Normal, America?, a spin off a segment that used to be featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

In addition, Oprah’s Master Class and Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s have been picked up for additional episodes, the network said.

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Mar 19 2012 05:45 PM ET

Oprah Winfrey Network lays off workers

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In the wake of the cancellation of Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it is eliminating 30 positions in the network’s Los Angeles and New York Offices. Responsibilities will be distributed among the network’s venture partners, Discovery Communications and Harpo Studios.

“It is difficult to make tough business decisions that affect people’s lives,” said OWN CEO and Chief Creative Officer Winfrey in a statement, “but the economics of a start-up cable network just don’t work with the cost structure that was in place. As CEO, I have a responsibility to chart the course for long-term success for the network.  To wholly achieve that long-term success, this was a necessary next step.”

Oprah Winfrey became CEO and Chief Creative Officer of OWN eight months ago.

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Feb 22 2012 01:04 PM ET

'Oprah's Lifeclass' set for March return

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Oprah’s Lifeclass will return to OWN with six new episodes beginning March 26, the network announced today. Oprah Winfrey is taking the show on the road this season, with episodes being taped at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, New York’s Radio City Music Hall, and another to-be-determined location. “Taking Lifeclass on the road gives Oprah the opportunity to connect on a whole new level with our viewers in person, on-air and online,” said Sheri Salata, president, OWN. “We are gathering the most inspiring teachers to discuss the fundamental life principles that are the keys to unlocking our own greatest potential.”

Bishop T.D. Jakes and author Iyanla Vanzant will be featured during the St. Louis episode on March 26. Deepak Chopra and Tony Robbins join Oprah at Radio City Music Hall on April 2.

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Jan 6 2011 07:16 PM ET

Oprah's OWN ratings fall during first week

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Oprah Winfrey’s new cable network is having some early growing pains.

After exploding out of the gate in the ratings (and on a Saturday, no less), viewership for OWN has declined significantly.

While OWN’s premiere averaged 1 million primetime viewers last weekend, Sunday dropped to 822,000. Monday fell to 394,000, followed by Tuesday hitting 315,000. In the network’s target of women 25-54, OWN went from an opening night rating of 0.6 to a 0.2 at the start of the week. READ FULL STORY »

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