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OWN Orders 85 Hours of New Content with Four Unscripted Series Renewals

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OWN Orders 85 Hours of New Content with Four Unscripted Series Renewals Including “Love & Marriage: Huntsville”, “Love & Marriage: D.C.”, “Belle Collective” and “Put a Ring on It”
The series will air during the network’s established Friday and Saturday night unscripted programming blocks throughout 2023 starting with “Love & Marriage: D.C.” in January.
[via press release from OWN]
OWN ORDERS 85 HOURS OF NEW CONTENT WITH FOUR UNSCRIPTED SERIES RENEWALS INCLUDING “LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE”, “LOVE & MARRIAGE: D.C.”, “BELLE COLLECTIVE” AND “PUT A RING ON IT”

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it has ordered more than 85 new hours of content by picking up additional seasons of four popular series including “Belle Collective,” “Love & Marriage: D.C.,” “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” and “Put A Ring On It.” The series will air during the network’s established Friday & Saturday night unscripted programming blocks throughout 2023 starting with “Love & Marriage: D.C.” in January.

“At the center of our programming is our purpose: to make sure our audience is reflected and sees themselves-their stories, families and community in a nuanced and layered way. The success of these shows tells us that we are meeting this goal, and it’s deeply gratifying,” said Tina Perry, President, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. “We look forward to continuing our collaborations with Carlos King and Kingdom Reign Entertainment for both ‘Belle Collective’ and the ‘Love & Marriage’ franchise, and with Will Packer, Will Packer Media and Lighthearted Entertainment for ‘Put A Ring On It.’

In 2022 to date, OWN’s “Ready to Love,” “Belle Collective” and “Put A Ring On It” are Friday night’s top three original cable series with African-American Women 18+, driving OWN to be Friday night’s #1 cable network in the demo. All three series are achieving double-digit growth over last year in total viewers, with “Belle Collective” climbing +25% and “Put A Ring On It” up by +18%.

In 2022 to date, OWN’s “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” and “Love & Marriage: DC” are Saturday night’s top 2 original non-sports series across broadcast and cable with African-American Women 18+. “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” is OWN’s #1 series while “Love & Marriage: DC” is the network’s #1 freshman series across all key demos.

The 2-part season two reunion of “Belle Collective” will air on Friday, September 30 (Part One) and on Friday, October 7 (Part Two) @ 9pm ET/PT, while “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” continues with all-new season 3 episodes Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT.

ABOUT THE SHOWS:

“Belle Collective”

Lateshia Pearson, Latrice Rogers, Marie Hamilton-Abston, Tamrbra Cherie, Aikisha Holly-Colon and Sophia (SoGucci) Williams are six southern belles from Jackson, Mississippi who are more than wives – they are bosses in their own right. From owning multi-million-dollar enterprises to juggling relationship issues and motherhood – they shine a light on marriage while rising to the top. Belle Collective is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment with Carlos King, Angela Dugan, Scott Shatsky, Cherelle Hinds and Michelle Brando serving as executive producers.

“Love & Marriage: D.C.”

Following the “Real Housewives of the Potomac,” Monique and Chris Samuels made their highly-anticipated return to reality television after four years on the “Love & Marriage” franchise series, “Love & Marriage: D.C.”. Monique and Chris are joined by their friends Erana and Jamie Tyler, and Ashley Silva and her husband, on-air personality DJ Quicksilva. The Samuels and their couple friends navigate relationships while living the D.C. lifestyle. “Love & Marriage: D.C.” is produced for OWN by Kingdom Reign Entertainment with Carlos King, Angela Dugan, Scott Shatsky, Brent Nisbett, and Tarin Laughlin serving as executive producers.

“Put a Ring on It”

Will Packer’s unscripted relationship series “Put A Ring on It” centers around longtime couples who embark on the ultimate relationship test. From week to week the couples are pushed outside their comfort zones to confront the question they’ve been too afraid to ask: is this their happily ever after? The couples will finally find out if they are truly meant to be together by dating other people, and in doing so they’ll discover if there’s a love connection they’ve been missing all along. Will they decide it’s time to go their separate ways, or is it finally time to put a ring on it? “Put A Ring on It” is produced by Will Packer Media and Lighthearted Entertainment.

“Love & Marriage: Huntsville”

Produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment and ITV America, “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” follows the lives of a group of longtime friends in Huntsville, Alabama. They each have strong personalities and strong points of view, each facing the realities of dealing with love and marriage while wanting to achieve success. Along the way there is laughter, tears, heated arguments as they try to transform both the city and their relationships to achieve their dreams. Will they succeed at mixing business with pleasure? Or will the personal quarrels make foes of the circle of friends? “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment and ITV America with Carlos King, Jordana Hochman, Angela Dugan, Andrew Hoagland and Markus Burns as executive producers.

About OWN’s Unscripted Programming

OWN is the #1 cable network on Friday and Saturday nights for African American women with its hit unscripted shows focusing on love and relationships. Popular series include “Black Love,” “Ready to Love,” “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” “Love & Marriage: D.C.,” “Belle Collective,” “Family or Fiancé,” and “Put a Ring on It.” The network is continuing to expand its unscripted roster, recently announcing new seasons for “Belle Collective,” “Love & Marriage: D.C.,” “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” and “Put A Ring On It.”

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery. The venture also includes award-winning digital platform Oprah.com. Access OWN anytime on http://WatchOWN.tv or across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.



“The Hair Tales” Trailer and Key Art Debut

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“The Hair Tales” Trailer and Key Art Debut

September 28, 2022

Series Premieres Saturday, October 22 on Hulu and at 9pm ET/PT on OWN

Today, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Disney’s Onyx Collective jointly reveal the key art and official series trailer for “The Hair Tales,” a dynamic celebration of Black women’s identity, beauty, culture and humanity, uniquely expressed through the stories in our hair. “The Hair Tales” is a docuseries where six diverse phenomenal women – Issa Rae, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, CHIKA, Marsai Martin, Chloe Bailey and Oprah Winfrey – lay their intimate hair tales on the table with Tracee Ellis Ross. Surrounded by brilliant voices of academic and cultural leaders, gifted hairdressers, and extraordinary sisters, the series presents a collage of resilience, style and purpose.

From executive producers Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela angela Davis, “The Hair Tales” will debut with the first two episodes on Hulu and OWN, with two episodes releasing weekly on Hulu and one episode releasing weekly on OWN.

SERIES FACTS:

Networks: Onyx Collective, Hulu and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Produced By: Culture House, Joy Mill Entertainment, Tetravision and Harpo Films
Executive Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Tracee Ellis Ross, Michaela angela Davis, Tara Duncan, Raeshem Nijhon, Carri Twigg and Kisha Imani Cameron
Concept By: Michaela angela Davis
Developed By: Michaela angela Davis and Tracee Ellis Ross
Guests: Guests featured include the inimitable Oprah Winfrey, Emmy® nominee Issa Rae, GRAMMY® nominees Chlöe Bailey and Chika, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and “black-ish” star Marsai Martin
Format: 6 X 1-hour episodes
Launch Date: Saturday October 22, 2022 on Hulu and at @ 9pm ET/PT on OWN



OWN Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Two Sweet Christmas Movies

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OWN Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Two Sweet Christmas Movies
“The Great Holiday Bake War” bows on Saturday, December 3 followed by “A Christmas Fumble” on Saturday, December 10.
[via press release from OWN]
OWN KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH TWO SWEET CHRISTMAS MOVIES

“The Great Holiday Bake War” Starring LeToya Luckett and Finesse Mitchell Premieres Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

“A Christmas Fumble” Starring Eva Marcille and Devale Ellis Premieres Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

Los Angeles, CA – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced that the annual “OWN For The Holidays” tradition heats-up with two original holiday movies. “The Great Holiday Bake War,” starring LeToya Luckett and Finesse Mitchell, debuts on Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and “A Christmas Fumble,” starring Eva Marcille and Devale Ellis, premieres on Saturday, December 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. True to OWN’s annual holiday movie tradition, each original movie celebrates and honors the deeper meaning of the season — giving to others and putting friends and family first.

“The Great Holiday Bake War” premieres Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Starring LeToya Luckett (“Brianna”) and Finesse Mitchell (“Julian”)

When former pastry school rivals Julian (Mitchell) and Brianna (Luckett) meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Each has their own plans for the winning prize money, but only one can win…unless they work together. While Brianna struggles to support her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein) and Julian longs to escape his mother’s shadow, they learn that collaboration can create a new recipe for success – and love.

“The Great Holiday Bake War” is produced for OWN by MarVista Entertainment in association with Harpo Films. Executive Producers include Carla Gardini, Neshama Entertainment’s Suzanne Berger and Arnie Zipursky, and Megan Ellstrom, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment. Lauren Tuck is a Co-Producer.

“A Christmas Fumble” Premieres Saturday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

Starring Eva Marcille (“Nicole Barnes”) and Devale Ellis (“Jordan Davies”)

The “queen of crisis management,” Nicole Barnes (Eva Marcille) gets the toughest assignment of her career when she’s asked to handle a breaking scandal for former pro footballer-turned-TV-commentator Jordan Davies (Devale Ellis), whose network contract isn’t going to be renewed because of a violation going back to his college days. However, Nicole fails to disclose that she and Jordan were once boyfriend and girlfriend — a conflict of interest that could end her own hopes of being made partner at her firm. To make matters worse, Nicole’s efforts to rehabilitate Jordan’s image are constantly undermined by Jordan’s shallow entertainment reporter fiancée.

“A Christmas Fumble” is produced for OWN by MarVista Entertainment in association with Harpo Films. Executive Producers include Carla Gardini and Roger M. Bobb; Neshama Entertainment’s Suzanne Berger and Arnie Zipursky, and Megan Ellstrom, Larry Grimaldi, Hannah Pillemer and Fernando Szew for MarVista Entertainment. Eva Marcille is Co-Executive Producer and Lauren Tuck is Co-Producer.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery.The venture also includes award-winning digital platformOprah.com. Access OWN anytime onhttp://WatchOWN.tvor across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About MarVista Entertainment

MarVista Entertainment, a FOX Entertainment Company, is a leading global entertainment studio, producing and distributing a variety of content across the world. With a library showcasing nearly 2,500 hours of content, and with an average of 80 new movies per year added to the company’s development and distribution pipeline, MarVista is one of the largest suppliers of movies to the worldwide marketplace. MarVista has an expansive distribution footprint spanning more than 125 global territories and is a pre-eminent programming partner to major streamers and media companies, including Netflix, Hulu, Discovery+, Tubi, Disney Networks, Amazon Prime, WarnerMedia, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, NBC Universal, OWN, Nickelodeon, BET and other Viacom Networks, as well as key international platforms.

MarVista’s recent projects include the romantic comedy, “Daughter of the Bride,” starring Marcia Gay Harden, Halston Sage, Andrew Richardson, and Aidan Quinn; Amazon Prime Video release “Christmas is Canceled,” starring Hayley Orrantia, Dermot Mulroney, and Janel Parrish; indie features, including “Stay Awake,” with an award winning debut at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival and starring Chrissy Metz; the IFC release “Hunter Hunter,” starring Devon Sawa, Nick Stahl, and Camille Sullivan; and the Hallmark Channel original drama series “The Way Home,” which will premiere in 2023.



OWN Debuts New Season of Ava DuVernay’s Anthology Series, “Cherish the Day”

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OWN Debuts New Season of Ava DuVernay’s Anthology Series, “Cherish the Day,” Tuesday, October 4
The first season of “Cherish the Day” ranked #1 in its time period across all of cable with Black women, households, and total viewers.
[via press release from OWN]
‘CHERISH THE DAY’ RETURNS TO OWN WITH NEW LOVE, NEW STARS AND NEW STORY

OWN SETS PREMIERE DATE AND UNVEILS SEASON TWO KEY ART AND TRAILER FOR ANTHOLOGY SERIES FROM EMMY(R)-WINNING AND ACADEMY AWARD(R)-NOMINATED CREATOR AVA DuVERNAY

Starring Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons, Season Two to Premiere Tuesday, Oct 4, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN

Los Angeles, CA – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that the romantic anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” starring Joy Bryant and Henry Simmons, debuts a new story on Tuesday, October 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. The series will air following “Queen Sugar,” now in its final season, making for a Tuesday night of two great television dramas. The first season of “Cherish the Day” ranked #1 in its time period across all of cable with Black women, households, and total viewers.

In anticipation for the return of the ARRAY Filmworks, Harpo Films and Warner Bros. Television-produced drama, OWN unveiled the season two key art and trailer.

“Cherish the Day” is an anthology series that chronicles the relationship of one couple. In season two, the rekindling of a romance is told – the love story of Ellis Moran (Henry Simmons) and Sunday St. James (Joy Bryant), who fell in love in high school but find themselves reunited in beautiful New Orleans. Ellis is a former basketball player who is now a single father of two, and Sunday is a vegetarian celebrity chef on the cusp of fame. Mandeville “MV” St. James (Richard Roundtree) is a proud, loving, wry-humored former judge and widowed father of Sunday, and Anastasia (Terri J. Vaughn) is Ellis’ soon-to-be ex-wife and the mother of their children.

The first season of “Cherish the Day” starred Xosha Roquemore, Alano Miller, and the legendary Cicely Tyson, and debuted in February 2020. The Ava DuVernay-led series achieved full gender parity with a production crew of more than 50% women, including 18 female department heads, an initiative DuVernay will continue in season two.

Created and produced by Ava DuVernay, “Cherish the Day” is produced for OWN by ARRAY Filmworks and Harpo Films in association with Warner Bros. Television. DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Raynelle Swilling, Teri Schaffer, and Oprah Winfrey serve as executive producers. Swilling, who won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) for “Cherish the Day,” and Schaffer are co-showrunners of season two.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery.The venture also includes award-winning digital platformOprah.com. Access OWN anytime onhttp://WatchOWN.tvor across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About Warner Bros. Television

One of the entertainment industry’s most-respected providers of original programming since its founding in 1955, Warner Bros. Television produces scripted dramas, comedies, limited series, and original movies for multiple platforms. As of September 2022, Warner Bros. Television is producing more than 60 scripted series for Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max, external on-demand/streaming services, premium/pay and basic cable channels, and the five U.S.broadcast networks.



An OWN Spotlight Event “Oprah and Viola The Woman King” to Premiere Tuesday, September 13

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An OWN Spotlight Event “Oprah and Viola The Woman King” to Premiere Tuesday, September 13
Oprah sits down with Viola Davis to discuss her new film, “The Woman King.”
[via press release from OWN]
AN OWN SPOTLIGHT EVENT “OPRAH AND VIOLA THE WOMAN KING” TO PREMIERE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere the OWN Spotlight event “Oprah and Viola The Woman King” Tuesday, September 13 (9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET/PT and encore replay immediately following), three days prior to the September 16 wide release of Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis’ epic film “The Woman King.”

Oprah sits down with Viola Davis to discuss her new film, The Woman King. Davis reveals her grueling transformation into Nanisca, a general of an all-female army in 19th Century Africa. We hear from director Gina Prince-Bythewood and others in the cast.

“The Woman King” is the new historical epic film inspired by the true events that happened in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries. Viola Davis stars as a general who trains the next generation of warriors to fight their enemies.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery, Inc. The venture also includes award-winning digital platform Oprah.com. Access OWN anytime on Watch OWN and discovery+ across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.



OWN’s Smash Hit Series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” Is Back

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OWN’s Smash Hit Series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” Is Back with New Episodes Starting Saturday, September 10 at 8PM ET/PT
An all-new episode of “Family or Fiance” follows at 9PM ET/PT.
[via press release from OWN]
OWN’S SMASH HIT SERIES “LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE” IS BACK WITH NEW EPISODES STARTING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 8PM ET/PT

An all-new episode of “Family or Fiance” follows at 9PM ET/PT

New episodes of OWN’s smash hit unscripted series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” return to Saturdays at 8:00pm ET/PT starting September 10 with Melody Shari and Martell Holt, Kimmi and Maurice Scott, Marsau and LaTisha Scott, Destiny Payton-Williams, as well as Tiffany and Louis Whitlow. The new episodes continue to follow the group as they navigate their businesses, friendships and relationships in Huntsville, Alabama. The new season rehashes the fallout from Melody and Martell’s relationship as the two reconnect, and Melody admits to Stormi that she is cautiously moving forward with him, while Martell explores unexpected business ventures. Also, Kimmi confronts Maurice with infidelity rumors, Tiffany searches for her birth father, and Wanda’s past resurfaces

“Family or Fiancé” follows with an all-new episode at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT featuring New York couple Jackie and Zuri, who have been together for five years and plan to marry, but their families have yet to meet. Jackie is holding resentments and secrets from her past that are compromising her emotional well-being and current relationships. Hosted by renowned relationship coach Tracy McMillan, “Family or Fiancé” is a high-stakes social experiment that brings real-life couples and their disapproving families together for three days to unpack their differences. After coaching sessions and tasks designed to strengthen bonds, will the families’ renewed understanding persuade them to bless the couple’s happily-ever-after, or will they be forced to choose between family or fiancé? Check out a preview clip from the September 10 episode “Jackie and Zuri” HERE.

OWN’s most-watched unscripted series, “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” was created by renowned reality TV producer, Carlos King, and is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment and ITV America with executive producers King, Jordana Hochman, Angela Dugan, Andrew Hoagland, Markus Burns, and Codine Williams.

“Family or Fiancé” is executive produced by Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross and Jonathan Singer, and co-executive produced by Jason “Ninja” Williams, Valana Hunn and Alicia Bean of Bunim/Murray Productions in partnership with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery. The venture also includes award-winning digital platformOprah.com. Access OWN anytime on http://WatchOWN.tv or across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About Kingdom Reign Entertainment – Founded and run by CEO Carlos King, Kingdom Reign Entertainment is a full-service production company that creates both unscripted and scripted content for networks, streaming and digital platforms. Focused on uniquely engaging personalities and relationships, Kingdom Reign’s hit series include Love and Marriage: Huntsville and Love and Marriage: D.C (OWN); as well as Belle Collective and Behind Every Man (OWN); Styling Hollywood (Netflix); My Killer Body with K. Michelle (Lifetime); Gucci Mane & Keyshia Ka’Oir: The Mane Event (BET); BET Presents: The Encore (BET); Hollywood Divas (TV One); My Super Sweet 16 featuring Reginae & Lil Wayne (MTV); Selling it in the ATL (WeTV), The Next 15 (TV One) and many others. Kingdom Reign is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA; for more information visit kingdomreignent.com.

About Bunim/Murray

Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is a leading producer of innovative entertainment content. The Emmy Award-winning company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series The Real World. BMP continued to innovate with the first reality game show, Road Rules (MTV), in 1995; the first reality sitcom, The Simple Life (E!), in 2003; and the first reality soap opera, Starting Over, in 2003.

BMP’s current programming includes The Real World Homecoming (Paramount+), Keeping up with the Kardashians, Total Bellas (E!), The Challenge (MTV) and The Challenge: All-Stars (Paramount+), Born This Way (A&E), Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project (Oxygen), Ball in the Family (Facebook Watch), Endless (Snapchat), Miz and Mrs. (USA Network), Family or Fiance, Iyanla Fix My Life (OWN), Crystal Maze (Nickelodeon), Emily’s Wonder Lab (Netflix), Don’t Forget the Lyrics (FOX) Sway Life and House of Creators (Facebook).

BMP, through BMP Films, has also produced Transhood (HBO) They Call Us Monsters (PBS), Valentine Road (HBO), Pedro (MTV) and the Emmy Award-winning Autism: The Musical and Autism: The Sequel (HBO). Based in Glendale, CA, the company was founded in 1987 by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim, who were inducted into the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame in 2012. Bunim/Murray Productions is a division of Banijay, the world’s largest international content producer and distributor.



Video: “Ready to Love” Season 6 – Spicy New Trailer for Miami Cast

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Video: “Ready to Love” Season 6 – Spicy New Trailer for Miami Cast Premiering on Friday, July 29 at 8 PM EST
Host Tommy Miles heads to Miami, “The Magic City,” with 20 sexy singles to kick off the season with a pool mixer, where the veteran host advises the newcomers to seek “love over lust.”
[via press release from OWN]
READY TO LOVE SEASON 6

SPICY NEW TRAILER FOR MIAMI CAST PREMIERING ON FRIDAY, JULY 29 AT 8 PM EST

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network returns for a hot new Season 6 of its hit dating series “Ready to Love” Friday, July 29 at 8 PM EST | 7 PM CST. This season shows a wide range of hopeful singles from every walk of the Black diaspora. In 2021 and 2022, Ready to Love was Friday night’s #1 original cable series among African-American women (18+). The show is executive produced by Will Packer, Kelly Smith of Will Packer Media, and Jeff Spangler and Rob LaPlante of Lighthearted Entertainment.

Host Tommy Miles heads to Miami, “The Magic City,” with 20 sexy singles to kick off the season with a pool mixer, where the veteran host advises the newcomers to seek “love over lust.” But it wouldn’t be Ready To Love without curveballs, drama, and love triangles. In the end, only the strongest couples will remain to decide whether they are genuinely Ready to Love.

Fans of the show can participate in watch parties to kick off Season 6 in Washington, D.C, Houston, TX and Miami, Florida. For more information visit here.

Meet this season’s cast of women and men.

Women –

· April, 46 – Singer

· Brandi, 35 – Flight Attendant

· Dominika, 42 – Program Analyst

· Jamala, 33 – Sr. Health Consultant

· Kadian, 34 – Entrepreneur

· Kayla, 30 – Media Executive

· ‘Lunie,’ 35 – Realtor

· Shakyra, 36 – Media Host

· Shareese, 43 – Esthetician/ Beauty Entrepreneur

· Tranika, 35 – Growth & Innovation Director

Men –

· Swasey, 33 – Firefighter/Paramedic

· Calvin, 45 – Contract Manager

· Devin, 32 – Director of Sales

· LJ, 33 – Government Risk Compliance Specialist

· Juwan, 42 – Event Planner

· Mike, 42 – Entrepreneur/Appliance Repair Co. Owner

· Randall, 36 – Account Executive/Personal Trainer

· Sampson, 48 – Life Coach/ Mentor

· Sean, 38 – Real Estate Developer/Tech Founder

· ‘Zo,’ 45 – Real Estate Investor

About “Ready to Love”

Record-breaking Hollywood producer Will Packer’s popular dating series hosted by Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles explores the real-life dating interactions of sexy, successful, and grown Black men and Black women in their 30s and 40s who are each looking for lasting love and an authentic relationship. Will Packer Media and Lighthearted Entertainment produce the series.

About Will Packer Media

Led by Hollywood producer Will Packer, Will Packer Media is a first-of-its-kind production and branded content company focused on the New American Mainstream audience. In partnership with Discovery, Inc. and Universal Pictures, the company produces episodic scripted and unscripted series across television and digital platforms, compelling content for brand clients, and short-form digital content for millennial audiences. Will Packer’s films have earned more than $1 billion, with ten opening at number one at the box office.

About OWN’s Friday/Saturday Unscripted Programming Slate

OWN is among the top cable networks on Friday and Saturday nights for African American women, with its unscripted hit series focusing on love, relationships and family drama. Saturday’s slate of popular shows includes the smash hit “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” “Love & Marriage: DC,” and “The Nightcap with Carlos King” from Kingdom Reign Entertainment. Friday nights feature “Ladies Who List: Atlanta”, “Ready to Love,” and “Put a Ring on It.”

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, Film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim,Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.



OWN’s Unscripted Series “Family or Fiance” Returns With All-New Episodes

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OWN’s Unscripted Series “Family or Fiance” Returns With All-New Episodes on August 6 at 9PM ET/PT
Hosted by renowned relationship coach Tracy McMillan, this high-stakes social experiment brings real-life couples and their disapproving families together for three days to unpack their differences.
[via press release from OWN]
OWN’S UNSCRIPTED SERIES ‘FAMILY OR FIANCE´” RETURNS WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES ON AUGUST 6 AT 9PM ET/PT

Hosted by Coach Tracy McMillan, New Season Introduces Engaged Couples and Disapproving Families Ready to Unpack Their Issues

LOS ANGELES – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s unscripted series “Family or Fiancé” returns for an emotional new season on Saturday, August 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, with ten one-hour episodes featuring engaged couples and their families trying to get on the same page before walking down the aisle.

Hosted by renowned relationship coach Tracy McMillan, this high-stakes social experiment brings real-life couples and their disapproving families together for three days to unpack their differences. After coaching sessions and tasks designed to strengthen bonds, will the families’ renewed understanding persuade them to bless the couple’s happily-ever-after, or will they be forced to choose between family or fiancé?

The new season kicks off on August 6 with an episode featuring Shanika and Justin, a young couple ready to wed but unresolved family issues have put the celebration on hold. While Shanika attempts to reconcile with her estranged brother, Toney, information about her past, and a shocking story about a prior pregnancy and baby that disappeared, causes Justin and his family great concern. Shanika’s family is convinced that Justin might have second thoughts if he knew about all of the lies that Shanika has told in her past, and they are ready to expose it all.

“Family or Fiancé” is executive produced by Jonathan Murray, Julie Pizzi, Erica Ross and Jonathan Singer, and co-executive produced by Jason “Ninja” Williams, Valana Hunn and Alicia Bean of Bunim/Murray Productions in partnership with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey’s heart and creative instincts inform the brand and the magnetism of the channel. OWN is a leading destination for premium scripted and unscripted programming from today’s most innovative storytellers. OWN connects with its audience wherever they are, inspiring conversation among a global community of like-minded viewers on social media and beyond. Launched on January 1, 2011, OWN is a joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Warner Bros. Discovery. The venture also includes award-winning digital platformOprah.com. Access OWN anytime on http://WatchOWN.tv or across mobile devices and connected TVs.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About Bunim/Murray

Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is a leading producer of innovative entertainment content. The Emmy Award-winning company is widely credited with creating the reality television genre with its hit series The Real World. BMP continued to innovate with the first reality game show, Road Rules (MTV), in 1995; the first reality sitcom, The Simple Life (E!), in 2003; and the first reality soap opera, Starting Over, in 2003.

BMP’s current programming includes The Real World Homecoming (Paramount+), Keeping up with the Kardashians, Total Bellas (E!), The Challenge (MTV) and The Challenge: All-Stars (Paramount+), Born This Way (A&E), Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project (Oxygen), Ball in the Family (Facebook Watch), Endless (Snapchat), Miz and Mrs. (USA Network), Family or Fiance, Iyanla Fix My Life (OWN), Crystal Maze (Nickelodeon), Emily’s Wonder Lab (Netflix), Don’t Forget the Lyrics (FOX) Sway Life and House of Creators (Facebook).

BMP, through BMP Films, has also produced Transhood (HBO) They Call Us Monsters (PBS), Valentine Road (HBO), Pedro (MTV) and the Emmy Award-winning Autism: The Musical and Autism: The Sequel (HBO). Based in Glendale, CA, the company was founded in 1987 by Jonathan Murray and the late Mary-Ellis Bunim, who were inducted into the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame in 2012. Bunim/Murray Productions is a division of Banijay, the world’s largest international content producer and distributor.



“Ready to Love” Lands in Miami for Season 6 – Premieres Friday, July 29

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“Ready to Love” Lands in Miami for Season 6 – Premieres Friday, July 29 on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
This season shows a wide range of hopeful singles from every walk of the Black diaspora.
[via press release from OWN]
READY TO LOVE, LANDS IN MIAMI FOR SEASON 6

PREMIERES FRIDAY, JULY 29 AT 8 PM EST | 7 PM CST ON OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

This season the singles are coming in HOT and Ready To Love


OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network returns for a hot new Season 6 of its hit dating series “Ready to Love” Friday, July 29 at 8 PM EST | 7 PM CST. This season shows a wide range of hopeful singles from every walk of the Black diaspora. In 2021 and 2022, Ready to Love was Friday night’s #1 original cable series among African-American women (18+). The show is executive produced by Will Packer, Kelly Smith of Will Packer Media, and Jeff Spangler and Rob LaPlante of Lighthearted Entertainment.

Host Tommy Miles heads to Miami, “The Magic City,” with 20 sexy singles to kick off the season with a pool mixer, where the veteran host advises the newcomers to seek “love over lust.” But it wouldn’t be Ready To Love without curveballs, drama, and love triangles. In the end, only the strongest couples will remain to decide whether they are genuinely Ready to Love.

Fans of the show can participate in watch parties to kick off Season 6 in Washington, D.C, Houston, TX and Miami, Florida. For more information visit here.

Meet this season’s cast of women and men.

Women –

· April, 46 – Singer

· Brandi, 35 – Flight Attendant

· Dominika, 42 – Program Analyst

· Jamala, 33 – Sr. Health Consultant

· Kadian, 34 – Entrepreneur

· Kayla, 30 – Media Executive

· ‘Lunie,’ 35 – Realtor

· Shakyra, 36 – Media Host

· Shareese, 43 – Esthetician/ Beauty Entrepreneur

· Tranika, 35 – Growth & Innovation Director

Men –

· Swasey, 33 – Firefighter/Paramedic

· Calvin, 45 – Contract Manager

· Devin, 32 – Director of Sales

· LJ, 33 – Government Risk Compliance Specialist

· Juwan, 42 – Event Planner

· Mike, 42 – Entrepreneur/Appliance Repair Co. Owner

· Randall, 36 – Account Executive/Personal Trainer

· Sampson, 48 – FEMA/DHS Emergency Manager

· Sean, 38 – Real Estate Developer/Tech Founder

· ‘Zo,’ 45 – Real Estate Investor

About “Ready to Love”

Record-breaking Hollywood producer Will Packer’s popular dating series hosted by Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles explores the real-life dating interactions of sexy, successful, and grown Black men and Black women in their 30s and 40s who are each looking for lasting love and an authentic relationship. Will Packer Media and Lighthearted Entertainment produce the series.

About Will Packer Media

Led by Hollywood producer Will Packer, Will Packer Media is a first-of-its-kind production and branded content company focused on the New American Mainstream audience. In partnership with Discovery, Inc. and Universal Pictures, the company produces episodic scripted and unscripted series across television and digital platforms, compelling content for brand clients, and short-form digital content for millennial audiences. Will Packer’s films have earned more than $1 billion, with ten opening at number one at the box office.

About OWN’s Friday/Saturday Unscripted Programming Slate

OWN is among the top cable networks on Friday and Saturday nights for African American women, with its unscripted hit series focusing on love, relationships and family drama. Saturday’s slate of popular shows includes the smash hit “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” “Love & Marriage: DC,” and “The Nightcap with Carlos King” from Kingdom Reign Entertainment. Friday nights feature “Ladies Who List: Atlanta”, “Ready to Love,” and “Put a Ring on It.”

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, Film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim,Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.



OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Sets Premiere Date for the Return of the Boss Women of “Belle Collective”

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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Sets Premiere Date for the Return of the Boss Women of “Belle Collective” on Friday, July 29 at 9 PM EST
Season two centers on six successful and glamorous women redefining what it means to be a boss and a southern belle in Jackson, Mississippi.
[via press release from OWN]
OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK SETS PREMIERE DATE FOR THE RETURN OF THE BOSS WOMEN OF “BELLE COLLECTIVE” ON FRIDAY, JULY 29 AT 9 PM EST

This Season Is More Than Drama: Black Female Entrepreneurship, Romantic Relationships, And Navigating Family Dynamics

Los Angeles – The hit series from Kingdom Reign Entertainment and Executive Producer Carlos King returns with an explosive second season on Friday, July 29, at 9 pm EST | 8 PM CST. Season two centers on six successful and glamorous women redefining what it means to be a boss and a southern belle in Jackson, Mississippi.

The women of Belle Collective represent the best of Black female entrepreneurship in Mississippi and the ladies are determined to show the positive side of Mississippi. Although Season 2 is about much more than drama, there will still be plenty of it. The ladies will highlight the journey of entrepreneurship, changing family dynamics, navigating family tragedies, and making it look easy while being fabulous. Tune in as the ladies juggle business, friendship, family, and children on this season of Belle Collective.

Meet the Belles:

· Lateshia Pearson is the CEO of Lateshia Pearson Enterprise, Inc. Lateshia is a business strategist, who has gained major acclaim and public notoriety for being a force of empowerment, inspiration, and encouragement for women on their journey to start businesses. Lateshia is a proud recipient of the 2020 Top Entrepreneur of Year Award and 2020 Top 50 under 40 Award recipient, honored by the Mississippi Business Journal.

· Latrice Rogers is a Beauty Mogul, Entrepreneur & TV Personality. She is the CEO of Goddess Lengths Virgin Hair and E’Sensual Beauty. 2017 U.S. Small Business Association’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes the hard work and dedication needed to operate a successful business and highlights the amazing strides her bustling company has made for Mississippi.

· Marie Hamilton-Abston is a self-made millionaire and CEO of the bustling Hamilton Davis Mental Health empire. Marie is the first African American in Mississippi to own several Opioid Treatment Clinics. Marie is the co-owner of a multi-million dollar empire: Hamilton Davis Mental Health, Inc., Hamilton Davis Home Care, Inc., Hamilton Davis Medical Supply, Inc., Hamilton Davis Adult Day Care, Inc., Hamilton Davis Transport, Inc., Hamilton Davis Assisted Living Agency, Inc., Hamilton Davis Community Outreach, Inc., Hamilton Davis K-12 Private Academy, Inc., Hamilton Davis Auto Sales, Inc., Zuri Marie Cosmetics, Zuri Marie Virgin Hair, and Zuri Marie Fashion Designer.

· Tambra Cherie is a full-time interactive media personality. Poised and personable, she is a radio/TV personality, entertainment news correspondent, author, entrepreneur, spokesperson, and host. Tambra Cherie also previously served as guest host on Lifetime’s hit television show, “Bring It!” and currently serves as a guest co-host on Dish Nation TV, which airs on FOX affiliates.

· Aikisha Holly-Colon is one of the newest Belles, the President and Executive Director of the Willie and Aikisha Colon Foundation, and the Vice President of her family’s nonprofit organization, The Holly Foundation. Aikisha Colon is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is the wife to retired NFL Player, Super Bowl Champion, and Radio/TV Personality Willie Colon and the mother of two children, William Muriel, IV and Holly LaSonia-Grace. She is a partner and co-owner of Bricks and Hops Beer Garden in Bronx, NY. She will soon be bringing a second location to her hometown of Jackson in the Farish Street Historic District.

· Sophia O. Williams is affectionately known as “So Gucci.” She’s a certified personal trainer and the owner of stairway 2 So Gucci Fitness, where she hosts boot camps to encourage health and wellness in the community. In addition, she’s a reputable and thriving real estate agent in Jackson, Mississippi, with impressive sales volumes, selling over $1 million in property within her first year as a realtor.

Belle Collective is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment with Carlos King, Angela Dugan, Scott Shatsky, Cherelle Hinds and Michelle Brando serving as executive producers.

About OWN’s Friday/Saturday Unscripted Programming Slate

OWN is among the top cable networks on Friday and Saturday nights for African American women, with its unscripted hit series focusing on love, relationships and family drama. Saturday’s slate of popular shows includes the smash hit “Love & Marriage: Huntsville”, “Love & Marriage: DC,” and “The Nightcap with Carlos King” from Kingdom Reign Entertainment. Friday nights feature “Ladies Who List: Atlanta”, “Ready to Love,” and “Put a Ring on It.”

About discovery+

discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ features a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans up to 6 months of discovery+ on Verizon. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, Film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim,Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.