Oprah's Ratings Challenged OWN Gets New Shows
Oprah Winfrey -- who recently acknowledged that early mistakes led to sagging ratings at her OWN network -- is hoping that a slate of new shows will boost the numbers and breath new life into the cable channel.
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The network announced Thursday that among the new shows ordered for its prime time lineup are a game show in which people answer are given a quiz to win prize money (Are You Normal, America?), a docu-series about a couple with sextuplets (Six Little McGhees) and a talk show hosted by self-help expert Iyanla Vanzant (Iyanla Fix My Life).
In addition there is Elura and Michele Take Staten Island -- in which two former prosecutors "tell it like it is" -- and Married to the Army: Alaska, an unscripted series about the wives of deployed soldiers living in Alaska.
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In addition the network announced it is renewing Oprah Presents Master Class and Welcome to Sweetie Pie's, which features Robbie Montgomery -- former backup singer for Ike and Tina Turner and the Beatles -- and her family as they operate the famous St. Louis eatery called Sweetie Pie's.