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Rihanna interview: OWN’s second highest ratings ever

by Carrie Healey | August 22, 2012 at 3:29 PM
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Oprah Winfrey’s interview in Barbados with singer Rihanna on Oprah’s Next Chapter drew in 2.5 million viewers, the network’s second highest ratings ever.

Rihanna’s interview placed second on Oprah Winfrey Network’s all-time ratings list, behind the 3.5 million viewers who tuned in to the episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter in which Oprah sat down with the Houston family after Whitney Houston’s tragic death.

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