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Shania Twain Series Debut Scores For OWN

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday May 10, 2011 @ 11:25am PDTTags: OWN, OWN Ratings, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, TV Ratings
Nellie Andreeva

Finally some good ratings news for struggling OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The premiere of the new original series Why Not? With Shania Twain on Sunday drew 839,000 viewers and a 0.80 rating in women 25-54 at 11 PM. That was the network’s highest-rated series debut since its premiere weekend at the beginning of January and the second-highest demo result for an original series premiere overall, behind the Jan. 1 launch of Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes on OWN’s premiere night and tied with the debut of Ask Oprah’s All Stars on Jan. 2. Why Not?, which posted triple-digit increases vs. Discovery Health’s numbers a year ago, followed the season finale of The Judds (555,000, 0.48). OWN’s ratings woes led to last week’s shakeup that saw CEO Christina Norman leaving and Discovery Communications COO Peter Liguori stepping in as interim CEO.

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Discovery Communications To Invest $50 Million More In OWN Original Programming

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday February 11, 2011 @ 9:54am PSTTags: Cable TV, David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN Network, OWN Original Programming, OWN Ratings, Rosie O'Donnell OWN Network, Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show, TV
Nellie Andreeva

During its earnings call today, Discovery Communications said that it will invest an additional $50 million in OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, earmarked to boost the fledgling network’s original programming. The new cash infusion into OWN is on top of … Read More »

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OWN Pumps Up The Volume Of Original Programming In Pursuit Of Ratings Growth

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 31, 2011 @ 12:07am PSTTags: Christina Norman, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Cable TV, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, OWN Original Programming, OWN Ratings, OWN Ratings Decline
Nellie Andreeva

On Tuesday, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will mark one month on the air. The network, which on Jan.1 replaced Discovery Health amidst a wave of publicity, is still work in progress,  OWN CEO Christina Norman admits, but says it is … Read More »

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OPRAH RATINGS: Her Syndication Show Is Up, Her Cable Network Is Down

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 25, 2011 @ 10:57pm PSTTags: Cable TV Ratings, Oprah Ratings, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN Ratings, OWN Ratings Decline, The Oprah Winfrey Show Ratings, TV, TV Ratings
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Rosie O’Donnell To Do Specials For OWN Documentaries While Net’s Rating Slip

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 20, 2011 @ 10:40am PSTTags: Becoming Chaz, Chaz Bono, OWN, OWN Documentaries, OWN Network, OWN Ratings, Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie O'Donnell OWN Network, Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show, TV, TV Deals
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