Mister D:Like said before, Bette will appear on “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” in the Fall. The show airs on Sunday’s 9:00PM Eastern Standard Time. Just been informed by my friend Wendy Poo that the new season starts Aug 19th  so everybody keep a lookout! My feeling is she will be scheduled close to Hulaween in order to promote that and hopefully Parental Guidance!  But you know Bette…she never plays by the rule book!
The network, which has struggled with a lineup that features mainly inspirational programming, is borrowing a page from other cable networks that have turned to following the day-to-day exploits of the famous and those famous for being related to the famous.
“Life With LaToya” is one of three new series OWN announced Thursday. The others are “The Customer Is Always Right,” in which customers get to be the boss, and “Neighborvention,” which is exactly what it sounds like.
“Oprah’s Next Chapter” (Sundays at 9 p.m.) will feature in-depth interviews with comedian Stephen Colbert from his hometown in Charleston, South Carolina, the legendary and larger-than-life Bette Midler at her home in New York City, singer/actress Jennifer Hudson in an intimate conversation about her life today, and actorKelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte as they discuss their new marriage and parenthood.
Despite having a less notable musical output than her famous siblings, LaToya Jackson has remained in the public eye for a series of exploits, from posing with a snake for Playboy to being the sole member of her family to say brother Michael was a child molester. (She made the allegation in 1993.)
She spent much of the ’90s split off from her family, and said she was in an abusive relationship at the time. Her and the other Jacksons reconciled, and when Michael Jackson was charged with child molestation in 2003, she defended him and recanted her early allegations.
Despite her past issues with her family, she has managed to stay out of the current Jackson family feud [4].
“Life With LaToya” is not her first reality show: She has previously appeared on “Armed and Famous” and the British version of “Celebrity Big Brother.”
Here’s the fall lineup, and details on upcoming shows, provided by OWN:
OWN FALL LINEUP (all times ET/PT)
SATURDAY
9:00 p.m. “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (returns Sept. 15)
10:00 p.m. “Iyanla, Fix My Life” (premieres Sept. 15)
10:00 p.m. “TV Guide Magazine’s Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments” (premieres Aug. 28 with a 2-hour special from 9-11 p.m.)
10:00 p.m. “Oprah: Where Are They Now” (premieres Oct. 2 with a two-hour special from 9-11 p.m.)
Continuing Series
“Oprah’s Next Chapter” (Sundays, 9 p.m. ET/PT)
The primetime series features Oprah Winfrey as she steps outside of the studio for riveting, enlightening and in-depth conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders and real-life families. The series has given OWN some of its highest ratings ever hitting #1 in its time period among Women 25-54 and Women 18-49. The series is produced by Harpo Studios. Follow on Twitter @Oprah [5] and @OWNTV [6] and join the conversation using #NextChapter.
Oprah Winfrey takes the stage as teacher in one of the world’s biggest classrooms to share advice and engage in inspiring conversations with fans worldwide about principles thatguide our lives. ThroughOprah.com [7], Facebook, Twitter and Skype, Winfrey takes questions from Lifeclassers around the world. The series is produced by Harpo Studios and recently won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series. Follow @OprahsLifeclass [8] on Twitter and join the conversation using #OprahsLifeclass.
“Super Soul Sunday” (Sundays, 11 a.m. ET/PT)
The Emmy® Award-winning series “Super Soul Sunday” delivers a thought-provoking, eye-opening and inspiring block of programming designed to help viewers awaken to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them. With all-new conversations between Oprah Winfrey and top thinkers, authors, and spiritual leaders, “Super Soul Sunday” features exclusive interviews in studio and on locations as diverse as a serene oak grove at Winfrey’s California home, to a palace in India, and a garden terrace in Maui. Also featured is short-form content from SoulPancake, the production company co-founded by “The Office’s” Rainn Wilson. Exploring themes and issues including happiness, personal fulfillment, wellness, spirituality and conscious living, “Super Soul Sunday” presents an array of perspectives on what it means to be alive in today’s world.
Iyanla Vanzant is an accomplished author, inspirational speaker, talk show host, and living testament to the value in life’s valleys and the power of acting on faith. Iyanla has had a unique life filled with many personal struggles that she has overcome and used to become stronger. Now Iyanla is back, fixing lives and using her past to help others’ futures. Secrets will be revealed, truths will be uncovered and emotions will come out as Iyanla teaches us how to pull back the curtain on what is broken in our lives. Produced by Harpo Studios. Executive producers are Jonathan Sinclair, Jill VanLokeren and Terry Goulder.
“Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 2, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT, new episodes Tuesdays at 10 p.m.)
“Oprah: Where Are They Now?” unlocks “The Oprah Winfrey Show” vault and takes a look back at what happened to some of the biggest headline makers on the show. Updates include never-seen-before footage of Rodney King’s last interview and Mary Jo Buttafuoco twenty years after being shot by “the Long Island Lolita.” “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” is produced by Harpo Studios and executive producers are Jill Van Lokeren, Jonathan Sinclair and HeatherAldridge.
“TV Guide Magazine’s Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments” (Premieres Tuesday, Aug. 28, 9-11 p.m., new episodes Tuesdays at 10 p.m.)
“TV Guide Magazine’s Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments” counts down the most famous and memorable moments on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Featuring new commentary by Oprah Winfrey and an interview with TV Guide editor in chief Debra Birnbaum, the series revisits the most unforgettable interviews, guests, performances and occurrences of the history-making show. “TV Guide Magazine’s Top 25 Best Oprah Show Moments” is produced by Harpo Studios. Executive Producers are Jonathan Sinclair, Jill Van Lokeren and Heather Aldridge.
New Series for 2013
“The Customer is Always Right” (Premieres 2013)
On the new OWN series, “The Customer is Always Right,” some of America’s most recognizable companies turn to their customers for feedback and new ideas on improving their bottom lines. In an unprecedented experiment, two loyal customers are tapped by a company CEO to spend a week with the organization and to implement real improvements to its business model. Each one-hour episode follows theonce-in-a-lifetime challenge as both customers work alongside the company’s top executives to address the company’s biggest issues. In the end, the participants’ efforts are judged by a final focus group. If the group likes the changes that were made, the two will walk away with $10,000 and boasting rights that the customer is indeed always right. TLC will also air the program in a second run window. “The Customer is Always Right” is produced by Katalyst and executive produced by Jason Goldberg and Jenelle Lindsay.
“Neighborvention” is the new OWN series that makes you realize that the most amazing people might be living right next door. Each week, one desperate family in crisis opens their doors and reaches out to their neighbors for a helping hand. Viewers watch as communities unite to help families transform ”“ tackling issues ranging from strained relationships to out of control teens to insurmountable financial woes. “Neighborvention” proves that it really does take a village. The series is produced for OWN by Studio Lambert and executive produced by Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman and Domini Hofmann.
