| OWN | |
|---|---|
| Launched | January 1, 2011[1] |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications, Inc. (50%) Harpo Productions (50%) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Replaced | Discovery Health Channel |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Networks |
| Website | http://www.oprah.com/own |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 279 Channel 1279 (VOD) |
| Dish Network | SD: Channel 189 HD: Channel 189 / 9533 |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 161 |
| Available on most other cable systems | Check local listings for channel lineup |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 170 (SD) Channel 1170 (HD) |
The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), named after talk-show presenter Oprah Winfrey, is an American specialty channel produced by Harpo Productions and Discovery Communications. It debuted on January 1, 2011 in approximately 80 million homes, replacing the former Discovery Health Channel.
OWN programming includes a mix of original programs, strips, specials, original documentaries and acquired movies. OWN transmits broadcasts in both standard-definition resolution (480i) and high-definition resolution (1080i). AT&T, Dish Network, Cablevision and Bright House currently carry the channel in high definition in all their markets, with Charter Communications, Cox, and Time Warner Cable carrying the HD feed of the channel only in some of their markets.
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Oprah Winfrey announced her syndicated talk show would end on May 25, 2011, and that it would not continue on OWN thereafter.[2] However, she will host a new prime-time show on the channel called Oprah's Next Chapter two or three times a week.[1] Winfrey has committed to appearing in a minimum of 70-hours per year on the network.[3]
On April 8, 2010 several new shows for the channel were announced including Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind; Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star; The Gayle King Show; Why Not? with Shania Twain; Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes; Breaking Down the Bars; Enough Already! with Peter Walsh; In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman; Our America with Lisa Ling; Kidnapped By the Kids; Miracle Detectives; The Swell Life; Searching For...; Oprah Presents Master Class, Ask Oprah's All-Stars, Ryan and Tatum: The O' Neals, The Judds, Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, and Oprah's Next Chapter. Mystery Diagnosis and Deliver Me, both carryovers from Discovery Health, will remain on the schedule.[1]
On July 26, 2010 Sarah, Duchess of York announced that she would star in her own New York based show titled Finding Sarah.
On August 5, 2010, Rosie O'Donnell announced that she will host a new daytime talk show, The Rosie Show on the channel.[4]
Movies and reruns of Dr. Phil complete the schedule.[5] Reruns of older TLC shows have also been included to fill the daytime schedule, including Curtis Stone's Take Home Chef, Say Yes to the Dress, Cash Cab (from sister Discovery Channel), What Not To Wear, 10 Years Younger, I Shouldn't Be Alive (from sister channel Animal Planet) and Untold Stories of the E.R. (which had also aired on Discovery Health).
In August 2011, Oprah Winfrey announced the start, in October 2011, of her Oprah's Lifeclass, showing inspiring guests from her show. On the same day, she announced a free ticket and Lifeclass Journal giveaway for the first 1 million Americans to join the class online.
| Show | Talent | Original Run on OWN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ambush Cook | Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco | December 2011-present | A cooking show with "Your OWN Show" winner Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco, that proves anyone can be a great cook, one ambush at a time. |
| America's Money Class | Suze Orman | Begins January 9, 2012 | Primetime series with famed money expert Suze Orman. |
| Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag | Anna Wallner and Kristina Matisic | January 2011-present | Daytime cooking show focusing on recipes from famous and infamous cookbooks. |
| Ask Oprah's All Stars | Phil McGraw, Suze Orman and Dr. Mehmet Oz | January 2011-present | Oprah's experts are your experts |
| Beverly's Full House | Beverly Johnson | Begins February 2012 | A docu-series following fashion icon and supermodel Beverly Johnson as she opens up her home to her plus-size model daughter and son-in-law and brand new granddaughter. Premieres February 2012. |
| Carson Nation | Carson Kressley | June-September 2011 | Makeover show where host and fashion expert Carson Kressley travels around the country helping people "dress up" their lives. Series has ended |
| Cristina Ferrare's Big Bowl of Love | Cristina Ferrare | January 2011-present | A daytime cooking show that marries friends, fun and FOOD in one, Big Bowl of Love! |
| Deliver Me | Dr. Yvonne Bohn OB-GYN, Dr. Allison Hill OB-GYN, and Dr. Alane Park OB-GYN | February 2011-present | Reality show about the process of pregnancy and childbirth. Moved from Discovery Health |
| The Doc Club with Rosie O'Donnell | Rosie O'Donnell | May 2011-present | Rosie O'Donnell hosts one-hour specials after some of the documentaries premiering on OWN. Thus far, O'Donnell has moderated live discussions following the premieres of Becoming Chaz and Miss Representation. |
| Don't Tell the Bride | Caroline Rhea | October 2011-present | A reality show where a wedding is planned detail-by-detail and the whole time the bride has no clue. |
| Dr. Phil | Dr. Phil McGraw | January 2011-present | Re-airings of the hit daytime talk show. |
| Extreme Clutter with Peter Walsh | Peter Walsh | January 2011-present | A reality show where famed organization expert Peter Walsh helps people "de-clutter" their lives. Season 2 is currently airing on OWN. |
| Finding Sarah | Sarah, Duchess of York | June-July 2011 | A docu-series detailing the life of Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York as she puts her life back together with the help of family, friends and experts like Suze Orman and Dr. Phil McGraw. Series has ended |
| The Gayle King Show | Gayle King | January-November 2011 | A daily talk show where television and radio come together. Series has ended. |
| Home Made Simple | Paige Davis, Jesse Brune, Cici Carmichael, Kristan Cunningham, Tracy Metro, Brookes Utley and Kenneth Wingard | Paige Davis leads a team of experts who show you how to tackle your "to do" list and make your home the place you have always wanted to live! | |
| In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman | Dr. Laura Berman | January 2011-present | An informational reality show about sex and healthy relationships. |
| The Judds | Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd | April-May 2011 | A docu-series following the lives of the Grammy Award-winning mother-daughter country duo. |
| Kidnapped by the Kids | May-June 2011 | A show where busy parents are intercepted by their kids and renewed families are born. | |
| Miracle Detectives | Randall Sullivan and Dr. Indre Viskontas | January 2011-present | An investigative program where the question "what is a miracle?" is answered |
| Mystery Diagnosis | January 2011-present | Medical series where each episode focuses on two or more individuals and their struggles to find out what ailments they suffer from. Moved from Discovery Health | |
| OWN Documentary Club | January 2011-present | The OWN Documentary Club aims to engage audiences in the same manner that Oprah's Book Club significantly changed the reading habits of the country, and was created to spotlight cinematic documentaries that inspire and entertain. Docs that have aired include: Becoming Chaz, Extraordinary Moms, No Woman No Cry, Sons of Perdition, Serving Life, Life 2.0, Most Valuable Players, Miss Representation, Crime After Crime, Being Chaz, I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition, One Lucky Elephant, Becoming Santa, Louder Than A Bomb | |
| Oprah's Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey, Iyanla Vanzant | October 2011-present | An indepth look into some of the life lessons Oprah has learned over the 25 years of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah's Lifeclass LIVE! is a weekly online discussion which airs on Friday nights after the telecast. |
| Oprah's Next Chapter | Oprah Winfrey | January 2012-present | In this new, weekly, primetime series, Oprah steps outside of the studio for some riveting, enlightening in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders and real-life families. |
| Oprah Presents Master Class | Season One: Jay-Z, Diane Sawyer, Maya Angelou, Simon Cowell, Lorne Michaels, Condoleezza Rice, Oprah Winfrey; Season Two: Jane Fonda | January 2011-present | Master Class is an unprecedented look into the minds of modern masters making a unique impact on the world and the lessons they've learned along the way. Season 2 will premiere on January 8, 2012 |
| Our America with Lisa Ling | Lisa Ling | February 2011-present | A riveting look at America, it's people, culture and the experiences that make this country what it is. |
| Party at Tiffany's | Tiffany Young | December 2011-present | A reality show following Tiffany Young an event planner and owner of Pink Pastry Parlor in Atlanta Georgia as she plans events to empower young girls. |
| Rollin' With Zach | Zach Anner | December 2011-present | A travel show where Your OWN Show winner, Zach Anner explores the country, meets new people, indulges in his favorite treats, and attempts new and exciting experiences he never imagined possible! Theme song written and sung by Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer. |
| The Rosie Show | Rosie O'Donnell, Katreese Barnes, Hollee Chanel | October 2011-present | An evening talk show mixing celebrities with everyday people and issues that concern us all; and it's all done in the classic style of Rosie O'Donnell, including games shows, Broadway musical numbers and CONFETTI! |
| Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals | Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal | July-August 2011 | A docu-series chronicling the reconciliation of Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal with her famous father, actor Ryan O'Neal after decades of not speaking. |
| Searching For... | Pam Slaton | April 2011-present | A reality show re-connecting adopted children with their biological families. |
| Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes | Oprah Winfrey, Sheri Salata | January-August 2011 | A behind the scenes look at the filming of the final season of the historic Oprah Winfrey Show. Series has ended. |
| Super Soul Sundays | Oprah Winfrey | October 2011-present | A series of one-on-one conversations with authors, thinkers and spiritual leaders from all walks of life. |
| The Swell Life | Izzy Paskowitz | November 2011-present | The Swell Life chronicles a summer with world-class surfer Izzy Paskowitz and his wife, Danielle, as they raise their three children and run "Surfer's Healing," a legendary surf camp for kids with autism. |
| Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind | Tyler Perry, Will.I.Am, James Cameron, Tom Ford, Annie Leibovitz | October 2011-present | A documentary series that follows some of the world's most iconic and creative minds in the worlds of film, fashion, photography and music as they reveal the experiences, challenges and rewards of bringing their ideas to life. |
| What Would You Do?: OWN Edition | John Quiñones | January 2011-present | A re-shaping of the life-changing ABC show for OWN which still asks "What Would You Do?" |
| Welcome to Sweetie Pie's | Robbie Montgomery | October 2011-present | A reality series about the iconic "Sweetie Pie's" restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri and its founder Ms. Robbie and her family. |
| Why Not? with Shania Twain | Shania Twain | May-June 2011 | A docu-series following grammy-award winning country superstar Shania Twain as she charts her return to entertaining and what it's taken to get her back on the road. |
| Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star | Nancy O'Dell and Carson Kressley | January-February 2011 | A reality competition show to searching for the next great TV star on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. Series has ended. |
In Canada, the former Canadian version of Discovery Health, owned by Shaw Media, will not be following its U.S. equivalent in adopting the OWN format; that channel has now moved to a reality-based format branded as Twist TV.[6] Instead, Corus Entertainment has agreed to launch a Canadian version of OWN in early 2011.[7] It was later confirmed that the channel known as Viva was rebranded as OWN on March 1, 2011. During January and February 2011, selected OWN programming was airing on both Viva and the co-owned W Network.[8] Both Shaw Media and Corus share common ownership interests from the J.R. Shaw family, but are considered separate companies.[9] Oprah revealed to New York Times that she's in final negotiations to release OWN in Brazil and Argentina. [10]
During its first week after launch in January 2011, OWN was watched by an average of 505,000 viewers.[11] In February 2011, viewership fell to an average of 135,000, with about 45,000 viewers in the network's target 25-54 year-old female demographic.[12]
On March 8, 2011, OWN announced that it will undergo a major overhaul.[13] On May 6, 2011, Discovery executive Peter Liguori replaced Christina Norman as CEO.[14]
On July 13, 2011, Oprah Winfrey announced she will be taking over as CEO and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of the network.[15]