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Print Filmed Virtually, the Uplifting Series Include “Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant” Starring OWN’s Inspirational Life Coach Iyanla Vanzant and “Girlfriends Check In,” an Intimate Gabfest Between Fan Favorite Celebrities and Their Real-Life Friends Los Angeles – While the nation is staying safer at home together, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced that beginning May 16, Saturday nights become “Sisterhood Saturday Nights” with the launch of two new limited unscripted series joining the network’s popular lineup, each filmed virtually. “Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant”  (9 p.m. ET/PT) features Iyanla Vanzant, the star of OWN’s hit show “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” offering her trusted guidance during the pandemic with special guests including Oprah Winfrey, Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Bebe Winans, and financial educator Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, with more to be announced. “Girlfriends Check In”  (10 p.m. ET/PT) brings different groups of female celeb...

LOS ANGELES  - Soul food entrepreneur and matriarch  Miss Robbie Montgomery , her son  Tim Norman  and their vibrant family are returning to  OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network  on  Saturday, November 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT  for another family drama-fueled season of the NAACP Image Award-winning docu-series, " Welcome to Sweetie Pie's ." Produced by Pilgrim Media Group, the series follows the fun-loving, musical Montgomery family through their highs and lows as they work to expand their soul food empire.   On an all-new season, the family experiences a devastating tragedy when they learn of the senseless murder of Miss Robbie's grandson, Andre, forcing them to reflect on other dark moments from the family's past. Tim also revisits the prison where he was incarcerated for 10 years, and Miss Robbie joins him "behind the wall" to witness first-hand the shocking reality her son experienced at the young age of 17. Meanwhile, as Miss Robbie an...

buzzz worthy. . .    Tune in TOMORROW at 9PM ET/PT as the Peete family joins OWN's popular Saturday night lineup and shows how they lovingly work to balance busy careers with their hectic and always hilarious family life.   ABOUT "FOR PEETE'S SAKE" -  Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete were two of the brightest stars in their fields in the 80's and 90's. Holly lit up the small screen from an early age with starring roles in "21 Jump Street" and "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper," and her husband and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete dominated the league for 16 years. Now the duo are giving viewers an intimate look at their hectic and often-times comical lives as they attempt to balance raising their four kids, running a charity (the HollyRod Foundation) and spending time with Holly's über-manager mother Dolores who is still wheeling and dealing even as she approaches 80 years young.  In a household whe...

buzzz worthy. . . OWN UNVEILS FIRST LOOK AT NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES 'GREENLEAF' IN ADVANCE OF JUNE PREMIERE   Family Megachurch Drama From Lionsgate TV Featuring Oprah Winfrey's Return to Acting on Television Debuts with Two-Night Premiere on June 21 and 22   Created by Emmy-nominated Writer/Producer Craig Wright ("Lost," "Six Feet Under," "Brothers and Sisters"), the Series Stars Merle Dandridge and Emmy-winning Actors Lynn Whitfield and  Keith David   Oprah Winfrey as Mavis McCready and Lynn Whitfield as Lady Mae Greenleaf Images Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

buzzz worthy. . . Photo credit: Harpo Inc./George Burns Plus, Updates with Carmen Electra, Macy Gray, Maurice Benard, Jackie Evancho, Paul Stanley, Peter Ostrum, Janine Turner and Jenna Von Oy Chicago, IL-  The popular series  "Oprah: Where Are They Now?"  returns with all-new episodes, featuring some of the biggest newsmakers and most memorable "Oprah" show guests of all time, premiering  Sunday, October 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET /PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Throughout the month of October, Oprah talks one-on-one with actress/singer Raven-Symoné, singer Charice, who found fame via YouTube and became a guest-star on "Glee," and actress Vivica A. Fox.  Other celebrity updates include Carmen Electra ("Baywatch"); singers Macy Gray and Jackie Evancho ; "General Hospital" stars Maurice Benard, Finola Hughes and GH star and 70s teen idol,  Jimmy McNichol ; child star Peter Ostrum who left sh...

buzzz worthy. . . Tyler Perry releases the latest from his box of television treasures for OWN on September 9. "If Loving You Is Wrong." Principal femae characters in OWN's new drama series "if Loving You Is Wrong" With a diverse cast and storylines ranging from heartfelt to scandalous, the sexy, sleek drama takes viewers into the lives of a group of husbands, wives and friends that live and love in the same middle class neighborhood.  On the surface they are true-to-life, relatable people - raising children, working jobs, finding and maintaining romance - but just below the veneer of happiness, their lives are entangled by heartbreak, deceit and lies that threaten to destroy everything.   The season premiere opens in the middle of a torrid affair between neighbors Randal ( Eltony Williams,  "24") and Alex ( Amanda Clayton , "John Carter"). Randal's wife Marcie ( Heather Hemmens , "Hellcats") desperately wants ...

buzzz worthy. . . In the new season of Welcome to Sweetie Pies, the family wants to expand the business. . .but in different directions. What new city will get a taste of Ms. Robbie's soul food? Watch a five minute preview of the season premiere and catch the full episode tonight on OWN!

buzzz worthy. . . FANS  FLOCKED tO THEIR TV'S LIKE ThEY FLOCKED TO THE PLAYS. . .TYLER PERRY’S ‘THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS’ IS OWN’S HIGHEST RATED SERIES DEBUT IN NETWORK HISTORY WITH 1.77 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS TUNING IN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT’S PREMIERE EPISODE Second Episode at 10 p.m. Builds From Premiere with Over 1.8 Million Total Viewers Tuning in Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network continues its strong ratings momentum as 1.77 million viewers watched the series premiere of Tyler Perry’s new original series “The Haves and the Have Nots” on Tuesday night, May 28 at 9 p.m. making it the highest rated series debut in network history. From prolific writer, director, producer Tyler Perry, “The Haves and the Have Nots” follows the complicated dynamic between the rich and powerful Cryer family and the hired help who work in their opulent mansion set in Savannah, Georgia. OWN premiered two back-to-back episodes debuting a new night of original programming on Tuesday ...