Oprah plans nighttime show on her network
NEW YORK (AP) - Daytime superstar Oprah Winfrey will be moving to nighttime to host a show on her new cable channel...
NEW YORK (AP) — Daytime superstar Oprah Winfrey will be moving to nighttime to host a show on her new cable channel.
The network announced Thursday that the hourlong show, “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” will release her from the studio and her longtime talk-show format for conversations and travel around the world.
WATCH MSNBC COVERAGE OF OPRAH’S PRIME-TIME SHOW:
[MSNBCMSN video=”http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640″ w=”592″ h=”346″ launch_id=”36269310″ id=”msnbc11fb2f”]
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
The show is expected to be a key ingredient of the Oprah Winfrey Network, and guarantees Winfrey will regularly appear on the 24-hour network she’ll be largely programming from behind the scenes.
A joint venture of Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. and Discovery Communications Inc., the network signs on Jan. 1 in approximately 80 million homes. Winfrey will end her weekday syndicated talk show at the close of its 25th season in late 2011.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
