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Oprah Winfrey And Rosie O’Donnell Shows To Debut On Five Discovery Networks

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday October 6, 2011 @ 6:58am PDTTags: David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, Investigation Discovery, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie O'Donnell OWN Network, Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show, TLC

(Los Angeles, CA) – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that the premiere episodes of the new OWN series “The Rosie Show” and “Oprah’s Lifeclass” will air concurrently across five Discovery Communications networks when the series debut on Monday, October 10. Joining OWN in airing the premieres will be TLC, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Fit & Health and Planet Green.“The Rosie Show” will air at 7:00 p.m. ET and “Oprah’s Lifeclass” at 8:00 p.m. ET across the five networks.

“OWN is ramped up for a creative and entertaining all-new fall season driven by the powerful cornerstones of ‘The Rosie Show’ and ‘Oprah’s Lifeclass,’” said Sheri Salata, president of OWN. Erik Logan, president of OWN added, “We are thrilled with the ongoing support of our partner, Discovery Communications, whose commitment to OWN’s mission is unwaveringand will create more great exposure for these highly anticipated premieres.”

In addition to the simulcast, as part of an overall strategic outreachplan, Discovery Communications is also devoting significant promotional time across its family of U.S. networks and social media support to drive awareness and sampling for “The Rosie Show” and “Oprah’s Lifeclass.”

“With Rosie and Oprah debuting daily on OWN, we couldn’t be more proud to offer our other Discovery properties to drive awareness and build audiences for these fantastic new shows,” said David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications.

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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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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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Oprah’s OWN Picks Up Rosie Daytime Talk

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday August 5, 2010 @ 3:29pm PDTTags: Cable TV, Daytime Talk Shows, Discovery Communications, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Cable TV, OWN, Rosie O'Donnell, Rosie O'Donnell Talk Show
Nellie Andreeva

Four months ago, Rosie O’Donnell, who hosted the syndicated The Rosie O’Donnell Show and did a stint on ABC’s The View, teamed with syndication veterans Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin for a new syndicated daytime talk show. Now they have found a buyer, Oprah Winfrey’s upstart cable network OWN, a co-venture with Discovery Communications. Interesting move by Winfrey, who once competed with O’Donnell for the title of daytime talk show queen at the height of The Rosie O’Donnell Show in the late 1990s.

O’Donnell is a polarizing figure with strong political views and aggressive style who had previously indicated that she planned to stay true to herself on her new show. So giving her a daily talker on OWN, a network built on the premise of inspiring women and helping them better their lives, is somewhat surprising. But the description of the new show supplied by OWN seems to indicate that there will be more of the 1990s “queen of nice” bubbly persona than the darker, more controversial O’Donnell we’ve seen in the final stage of her daytime talk show, on The View as well as on her radio show on Sirius XM. Read More »

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