Oprah Winfrey Doubles Up Next Chapter

Oprah Winfrey’s new primetime series, “Oprah’s Next Chapter” is expanding to two nights a week after a significant rebound in ratings.

The show, which will air Sunday and Monday nights on OWN, features Winfrey venturing outside the studio and participating in interviews and conversations with celebrities, newsmakers, motivational speakers and leaders, and real-life families.

Since the series two hour premiere, the ratings have hit serious highs and lows. On Jan. 8 during an interview with Joel Osteen, the show took a flying leap up to 1.6 million, a network record. Also, on Jan. 23 the ratings peaked after hitting an all time low the week prior. The show has averaged 924,000 total viewers in its first month on the air.

Starting next week on Jan. 29/30, Winfrey will visit Haiti with actor Sean Penn to take a closer look at Penn’s humanitarian efforts. Together, they will experience the anguish and optimism of Haitians two years after one of the worst natural disasters in history.

“Oprah’s Next Chapter” will also bring Winfrey to Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jewish communities, as well as an interview with motivational speaker Tony Robbins. The series will also touch base with Paula Deen and Deepak Chopra.