Tag: Oprah Winfrey

‘GH’s’ Maurice Benard Opens Up About His Bi-Polar Disorder on New ‘Oprah: Where Are They Now?’

“General Hospital” star Maurice Benard has battled a slew of violent nemeses as his daytime alter ego, Sonny Corinthos, but perhaps his toughest battle of all has been his real-life struggle with bi-polar disorder. And now, in a special interview for “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” the actor is delving deep into details regarding his condition and how it’s impacted his life and career.

CENTER STAGE: ‘AMC’s’ Aiden Turner Shares Details About ‘If Loving You Is Wrong;’ Reveals He Met Oprah In His Skivvies!

If you tuned into the new OWN/Tyler Perry series, “If Loving You Is Wrong,” during its premiere Tuesday night, then you’re all too aware that the steamy drama series is nearly too hot to handle! Scandalous sex scenes, drugs, affairs, love, families and friendship are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the topics offered on the show, which ended up being the most-watched series premiere in OWN history! Since former “All My Children” star Aiden Turner (ex-Aidan Devane) is smack dab in…

Former ‘AMC’ Star Yaya DaCosta To Play Whitney Houston in Lifetime TV Movie

Best known as the runner-up in the season three finale of The CW's "America's Next Top Model," and her contract role as Cassandra Foster on ABC's "All My Children," TVLine is reporting that Yaya DaCosta has landed the coveted role of Whitney Houston in Lifetime's upcoming biopic, aptly titled "Whitney Houston," which chronicles Houston's headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and singer,…

Nominees for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Announced

Get ready for a star studded event, because the nominees for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2013 have been officially been announced, and the list is pretty spectacular! Five film and eight television categories, as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles, are included in this year’s nominations, which honor a variety of stars like Tom Hanks, Matthew McConaughey, Alec Baldwin, Oprah…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Finally Turns A Profit

In May of this year, David Zaslav, CEO, Discovery Communications, stated that OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network would turn a profit for the first time at some point later this year. The network, which launched January 1, 2011 as a replacement of the Discovery Health Channel, has done it ahead of schedule.

OWN Ratings Revealed: Are ‘AMC’ and ‘OLTL’ Soaring or Falling Flat?

Soap fans were thrilled when Oprah Winfrey’s network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, announced that it would be airing a summer soap opera fling in which the first 40 episodes of the online soaps “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” would broadcast over a 10 week period. And with the possibility of the network picking up both shows permanently if the ratings are high, a lot is on the line when it comes to those numbers! So just how did the sudsers perform? TV Media Insights just released the…

OWN Releases ‘AMC’ and ‘OLTL” Promo Featuring an EXCITED Oprah!

"I heard you! You posted, you tweeted, you Facebook'd, and I listened and now they're here!" exclaims Oprah Winfrey in a new promo released by The OnLine Network and OWN promoting the launch of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," which will have a summer fling with the cable network beginning Monday, July 15. "Pine Valley, Llanview, Victoria Lord, Adam Chandler, Angie and Jesse...ALL of your favorites. We're having a summer fling with the soaps," she continued.

‘MORE’ Not Part of the OWN AMC/OLTL Package

As a result of OWN picking up the cable rights to the first 40 episodes of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," many wanted to know what that meant for "MORE," the series that gives fans just that at the end of each week, or on Mondays now that it, along with "AMC" and "OLTL" will release new episodes Netflix style beginning Monday, July 1. Soap Opera Network has the answer.

WATCH: Next Week on AMC (Week of July 1)

Next week on all-new episodes of "All My Children," which beginning Monday, July 1 will now be released on Mondays instead of the previously scheduled Mondays/Wednesdays, Jesse gets more than he bargained for when he comes face to face with Uri, JR tries to persuade Kyle and AJ/Miranda have a tender moment.

Oprah Winfrey Statement on OWN Picking Up ‘AMC’ and ‘OLTL’

"For 2 years u posted, tweeted, Facebooked me..I heard you. Starting 7/15, we're having a summer fling w/ the soaps!" read Oprah Winfrey's tweet to her more 19 million Twitter followers shortly after news of OWN picking up both "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" for a limited engagement this summer. Both series begin airing Monday, July 15, with "AMC" airing in its old 1:00 PM ET timeslot and now PT as well, while "OLTL" will air at 3:00 PM ET/PT.