Happy Saturday, Discovery family! We’re tearfully wrapping up the summer with some big announcements and an exciting milestone for a member of the Discovery family. Take a peek at the stories below, and enjoy the weekend! Discovery Launches $500K Development Fund ‘North and South’ Miniseries in the Works at Discovery Emmys: Morgan Freeman on ‘Through the Wormhole,’ His Nominated Doc Series Emmys: ‘Oprah’s Lifeclass’ Among Juried Interactive Award Winners ‘On…
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Tyler Perry’s Newest Show Premieres Tonight on OWN
Tyler Perry fans don’t have to wait much longer to check out his newest project, as Love Thy Neighbor premieres on OWN tonight. The show chronicles the family dynamic of matriarch Hattie Mae, whose adult children and grandchildren have somehow found their way back to living with her…and she is not happy about it. The show details the laughs, love, and of course, the drama that accompanies these sometimes-complicated family…
Upfront 2013: Rapping BBQ Masters, Ferocious Gators and Terrifying Tightropes
What do Honey Boo Boo, Oprah and Morgan Freeman have in common? They all stole the stage at Discovery Communications’ Upfront 2013-14. On April 4, hundreds gathered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City to get the first glimpse into the future of Discovery Communications programming. The show kicked off with daredevil Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over the audience – a small feat compared to his upcoming walk…
Oprah & Justin Bieber Go Global With a New Special
OWN and Discovery Networks International have teamed up to bring Oprah’s Next Chapter: Justin Bieber – A Worldwide Special around the globe, with the special set to air in over 100 countries worldwide. The special will premiere first this Sunday, November 25 at 9pm ET/PT on OWN, as Oprah sits down with Justin Bieber for one of his most in-depth interviews to date. Bieber opens up to Oprah about his celebrity…
Saturday Nights on OWN Are Good for the Soul
On Saturday, Miss Robbie Montgomery is back with an all-new season of Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s on OWN! The ex-background singer for Ike and Tina Turner is working with her son to open up their third soul food restaurant and Murphy’s Law is in full effect, with everything from construction setbacks to family drama trying to get in their way. But on Saturday’s season premiere, Upper Crust is finally ready…
Welcome to Lovetown, USA
All you need is love – and in the town of Kingsland, GA, two relationship experts are taking on the meaning of love and friendship with a radical social experiment, premiering on OWN, Sunday at 10pm ET/PT. The relationship experts of Lovetown, USA, Paul Carrick Brunson and Kailen Rosenberg, are charged with the task of transforming the town’s relationships in 30 days, whether it be mending friendships, helping troubled marriages…
Oprah’s New Facebook Game Aims to Spread Gratitude
Have you told someone ‘thank you’ today? Oprah and OWN want to help you show your gratitude with her new Thank You Game, encouraging her fans to use Facebook to thank someone in their life. Oprah is hoping to spread gratitude to half a billion people worldwide through the Thank You Game and it seems like its already caught on, with over 7.4M people reached so far. There’s even a…
Whitney Houston’s Family Opens up to Oprah This Sunday on OWN
This Sunday, March 11, OWN will have a special installment of Oprah’s Next Chapter, as Oprah sits down with Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, her sister-in-law, Patricia, and her brother, Gary. We know how much Bobbi Kristina meant to her mother and the teenager will open up about her memories of Whitney and how she would like her mom to be remembered. In a preview below, Patricia Houston (also her…
OWN Pays Tribute to an Icon with ‘Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview’
Whitney Houston was a staple of my youth. With her songs on many of my mix tapes or being paired with with tight-rolled jeans and home-spun dance moves, I — like many — am still in disbelief at her passing. Later tonight, OWN will remember the singer and actress by rebroadcasting Oprah Winfrey’s September 2009 interview with Houston paired with Oprah’s personal memories of the musical superstar who touched so…
Before the Red Carpet, It’s ‘Oprah’s Oscar Special’ on OWN
It’s awards season and the Academy Awards are around the corner. Oprah is catching up with three of most buzzed about stars in Oprah’s Oscar® Special, Wednesday night at 9pm ET/PT on OWN. Watch a preview of the two-hour event below, in which Oprah will catch up with The Help‘s Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer and Moneyball star Jonah Hill.