Oprah: Where Are They Now?

Oprah: Where Are They Now?
Genre Reality
Presented by Oprah Winfrey
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 66
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jonathan Sinclair
  • Jill Van Lokeren
  • Heather Aldridge
  • Julie Simpson
  • Veronica Votypka
Running time 40 to 43 minutes
Production company(s) Harpo Studios
Broadcast
Original channel Oprah Winfrey Network
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run October 2, 2012 – present
Chronology
Related shows The Oprah Winfrey Show
External links
Website

Oprah: Where Are They Now? is an American reality television series on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The series debuted on October 2, 2012, and takes a look back at what happened to some of the biggest headline makers on The Oprah Winfrey Show plus updates on their current life.[1][2]

On January 5, 2013, The Oprah Winfrey Network released its 2013 programming and announced that the series has been renewed for a second season. Season two premiered on Tuesday March 19, 2013 and features episodes that bring viewers updates on the following Oprah Show guests: Omarosa, Bow Wow, "Octomom" Nadya Suleman, Dennis Rodman, Gennifer Flowers and Heidi Fleiss.[3] The second half of the season debuted on July 28, 2013, and features: Favorite American Idol contestants, Fab Morvan from Milli Vanilli, Ted Haggard, Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Danielynn and Danielynn’s father Larry Birkhead, Fabio Lanzoni, Donald Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples, Molly Ringwald, Erin Brockovich, Diff’rent Strokes actor Todd Bridges, The Partridge Family stars Danny Bonaduce and David Cassidy, The Brady Bunch stars Barry Williams, Christopher Knight and Susan Olsen.[4]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
Season premiere Season finale
1 7 October 2, 2012 November 27, 2012
2 20 March 19, 2013 December 22, 2013
3 8 January 3, 2014 February 21, 2014
4 12 June 8, 2014 August 24, 2014
5 12 October 5, 2014 January 1, 2015
6 TBA March 8, 2015 TBA

Season 1 (2012)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11The Children Oprah Never ForgotOctober 2, 20120.43[5]
22Mary Jo Buttafuoco and The Woman Addicted To Plastic SurgeryOctober 9, 20120.43[6]
33Rodney King's Last Interview and Newsmakers Kato Kaelin and Shannon FaulknerOctober 16, 20120.44[7]
44Pop Stars Hanson, the Child Who Wanted A Sex Change and the Heroin FamilyOctober 23, 20120.33[8]
55Single Alaskan Men, a Cheating Husband and a Sexy Mom Who Got a MakeunderNovember 13, 20120.42[9]
667 Year Old Schizophrenic, A Man Who Lost 259 Lbs and A Dirty Dancing ReunionNovember 20, 20120.35[10]
77The Pregnant Man, The Mom Who Spied On Her Daughter and The Somoano QuintsNovember 27, 20120.33[11]

Season 2 (2013)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
81Dennis Rodman, Gennifer Flowers and Nadya SulemanMarch 19, 20130.44[12]
92Sinbad, Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones and Candace BushnellMarch 26, 20130.34[13]
103Omarosa and "Starsky and Hutch's" Paul Michael GlaserApril 2, 20130.28[14]
114Columbine Survivors Today, Mike Tyson and The Bachelors and BachelorettesApril 9, 20130.26[15]
125Chandra Levy's Parents and Ryan White's Mom TodayApril 21, 20130.44[16]
136Heidi Fleiss, Bow Wow All Grown Up and Tribute To Roger EbertApril 28, 20130.54[17]
147Oprah’s Sister, Actress Denise Richards and Survivor Winner Richard HatchJuly 28, 20130.65[18]
158Life After Scandal: Milli Vanilli's Fab Morvan, Marla Maples and Danny BonaduceAugust 4, 20130.53[19]
169American Idol's Brian Dunkleman and Anna Nicole Smith's 6-Year-Old DaughterAugust 11, 20130.89[20]
1710Fabio, Todd Bridges, and Erin BrockovichAugust 18, 20130.63[21]
1811The Brady Bunch, Oprah's Teen Crush, and '70s Star David Cassidy at HomeAugust 25, 20130.85[22]
1912'80s Teen Queen Molly Ringwald and Pastor Ted HaggardSeptember 1, 20130.43[23]
2013Michael Bolton, Jon Gosselin, Soleil Moon Frye and Wonder Woman Lynda CarterNovember 3, 2013N/A
2114Tori Spelling, RuPaul, Sully Sullenberger, Debbie Matenopolous and Jenna JamesonNovember 10, 2013N/A
2215Hulk Hogan, Carrot Top, and J.Lo's Former Husband Cris JuddNovember 17, 2013N/A
2316Ricky Schroeder, Rudy Giuliani and Dramatic Weight Loss StoriesNovember 24, 2013N/A
2417Pat Benatar, Actor Christopher Atkins and Dustin Diamond's Biggest RegretsDecember 1, 2013N/A
2518Snooki, 80's Heartthrob Willie Aames and Lottery WinnersDecember 8, 2013N/A
2619Dallas Star Linda Gray, Melissa Joan Hart and Former Prosecutor Marcia ClarkDecember 15, 2013N/A
272090210's Ian Ziering, Ivana Trump, and Project Runway Winner Christian SirianoDecember 22, 2013N/A

Season 3 (2014)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date
281Kristin Chenoweth, Queer Eye's Cast Reunion and Gary BuseyJanuary 3, 2014
292Ralph Macchio, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Kenny Loggins, and Peter ScolariJanuary 10, 2014
303Debbie Allen, Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn from Facts of Life, and William ShatnerJanuary 17, 2014
314Sinéad O'Connor, Corbin Bleu, Lou Ferrigno and Margaret ChoJanuary 24, 2014
325Marie Osmond, Brian Boitano, Susan Lucci and Supermodel EmmeJanuary 31, 2014
336Rick Springfield, Jill Zarin, Terry Fator and the Village PeopleFebruary 7, 2014
347Lisa Marie Presley, Jane Seymour and Adam AntFebruary 14, 2014
358Brooke Burke Charvet, Robbie Benson and Jackée HarryFebruary 21, 2014

Season 4 (2014)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date
361Love Boat Reunion, Charo, Dave Coulier, DB Sweeney and OMG Makeovers!June 8, 2014
372Candy Spelling, Knots Landing ReunionJune 15, 2014
383LaToya Jackson, Olympian Scott Hamilton, Kim GoldmanJune 22, 2014
394Darva Conger, Brigitte Nielsen & Original Dreamgirl Sheryl Lee RalphJune 29, 2014
405Geraldo, Scott Wolf, Elvira, Terry McMillan, & The Shark Attack SurvivorJuly 6, 2014
416Mel B., Yanni & An Update on the Wife Who Left Her Husband for a WomanJuly 13, 2014
427Jaclyn Smith, Sheila E. & Louie AndersonJuly 20, 2014
438Nicole Richie, Fran Drescher & Tom GreenJuly 27, 2014
449Singer Brandy, Supermodel Nikki Taylor, Kiss Rocker Paul Stanley and Lorenzo LamasAugust 3, 2014
4510Randy Jackson, Sam Champion and Danielle StaubAugust 10, 2014
4611Jermaine Jackson, George Takei, Ali Landry, Former Teen Idol Rex Smith and Jason BlairAugust 17, 2014
4712Pat O'Brien, Janice From Friends, Jack Wagner & a Tribute to Robin WilliamsAugust 24, 2014

Season 5 (2014-15)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date
481Child star Raven-Symoné, singer Jackie Evancho, "Blossom" actress Jenna Von Oy, soap star Maurice BenardOctober 5, 2014
492Actress Vivica A. Fox, Janine Turner, Jimmy McNichol, Peter OstrumOctober 12, 2014
503Charice's Surprising Revelation, Carmen Electra, Macy Gray & Shadoe StevensOctober 19, 2014
514"A Different World" Cast Reunion, Soap Star Finola Hughes, Kiss' Paul StanleyOctober 26, 2014
525Melissa Gilbert, Deidre Hall & Star Search Champ Sam HarrisNovember 2, 2014
536George Hamilton, Morgan Fairchild, Micky Dolenz & Randy SpellingNovember 9, 2014
547Whitney Houston's Sister-in-Law Pat Houston & Model Nikki TaylorNovember 16, 2014
558Meredith Baxter, Rapper T.I. & Downtown Julie BrownNovember 23, 2014
569Bo Derek, Robin Leach, Eric Roberts & the McCaughey Septuplets Turn 17November 30, 2014
5710Holiday Special with Kris Jenner, Kenny G, Kristin Cavallari & Fave ThingsDecember 7, 2014
5811Beth Holloway, Original Cast of MTV's Real World Reunion & Popstar TiffanyDecember 21, 2014
5912Civil Rights SpecialJanuary 1, 2015

Season 6 (2015)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Original air date U.S. viewers (million)
601Matthew Shepard’s Parents, Leeza Gibbons & The Browns from “Sister WivesMarch 8, 20150.37[24]
612Brittany Maynard’s husband, Baywatch Stars & KC & the Sunshine BandMarch 15, 2015N/A
623A Former Oprah Show Guest’s Shocking Discovery & Stunning Change of HeartMarch 22, 20150.36[25]
634Betty White, Belinda Carlisle, Tawny Kitaen and John EdwardMarch 29, 2015N/A
645Charles Spencer, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider & “Erin” from The WaltonsApril 5, 2015N/A
656Ricki Lake, DL Hughley, Garcelle Beauvais & Brutus the Grizzly BearApril 25, 20150.50[26]
667Oprah talks to Andrea Yates' Husband, Actress Angie Harmon & AppolloniaApril 25, 20150.44[27]
678Happy Days” stars, Janice Dickinson & the World’s First Openly Gay PrinceMay 9, 2015TBA
689The Unabomber’s Brother, Leah Remini, Darryl Strawberry on Life after MLBMay 16, 2015TBA
6910Chef Curtis Stone; 90s Singer Lisa Loeb; Reality Star Taylor ArmstrongMay 23, 2015TBA

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2014 NAACP Image Award Outstanding News/Information — Series or Special Nominated

External links

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