Oprah's Lifeclass
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Oprah's Lifeclass
| Oprah's Lifeclass | |
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| Format | Self Help |
| Directed by | Joe Terry |
| Presented by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 31 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Oprah Winfrey, Sheri Salata |
| Producer(s) | Jill Van Lokeren |
| Location(s) | Harpo Studios Chicago, Illinois |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network |
| Original run | October 10, 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Oprah Winfrey Show (Broadcast syndication; 1986–2011) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Oprah's Lifeclass is an American primetime television show hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey, airing on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The first episode premiered on Monday October 10, 2011 at 8/7c. The show was picked up for a second season, premiering as Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour on Monday March 26, 2012 at 8/7c.
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Show Concept and Format
Oprah's Lifeclass is a self-help program that showcases "all of Oprah's lessons, revelations and aha moments over the past 25 years broken down to help make your life better, happier, bigger, richer - more fulfilling."[1]
Each episode revolves around a central topic or lesson that teaches viewers how to live their best life. Winfrey and her co-hosts share their own ideas, thoughts, and reflections about the lesson, and the show features interviews with guests (and sometimes past guests and audience members from The Oprah Winfrey Show) whose life experiences relate to each topic. Every episode also features segments with guests from around the world, who connect with Winfrey via Skype, Facebook, Twitter, or Oprah.com.
Series Overview
See also: List of Oprah's Lifeclass episodes
| Season | Episodes | Timeslot (EST) | Original Airing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Premiere | Season Finale | ||||
| 1 | 25 | Monday-Friday 8:00 PM | October 10, 2011 | November 11, 2011 | |
| 2 | 6 | Monday 8:00 PM | March 26, 2012 | April 30, 2012 | |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | July 2012 | TBA | |
Season One (Fall 2011)
Season One of Oprah's Lifeclass debuted on Monday October 10, 2011, and aired Monday to Friday at 8/7c on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The first season features twenty-five episodes. During the first week of season one, Winfrey hosted nightly webcasts at 9/8c on Oprah.com to complement each on-air lesson. She was joined by a spiritual teacher or self-help expert, with whom she would discuss each Lifeclass lesson. After the first week of shows, she went on to host a televised webcast every Friday night at 9/8c called Oprah's Lifeclass LIVE to rehash the week's lessons with relationship expert, Iyanla Vanzant.
Season One Webcasts
| № | Original Airdate | Webcast Teacher | Webcast Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 2011 | Eckhart Tolle | The False Power of the Ego |
| 2 | October 11, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Letting Go of Anger |
| 3 | October 12, 2011 | Cheryl Richardson | You Become What You Believe |
| 4 | October 13, 2011 | Martha Beck | The Truth Will Set You Free |
| 5 | October 14, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Week One in Review |
| 6 | October 21, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Week Two in Review |
| 7 | October 28, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Week Three in Review |
| 8 | November 4, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Week Four in Review |
| 9 | November 11, 2011 | Iyanla Vanzant | Week Five in Review |
Season Two (Spring 2012)- Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour
Season Two premiered as Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour from its first stop at The Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday March 26, 2012 with a two-hour live episode at 8/7c with Iyanla Vanzant. [2] The second season aired every Monday at 8/7c and features six two-hour episodes that were simultaneously televised on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and streamed online at Oprah.com (instead of separate telecast episodes and webcasts, as was the case with the first season). In the second season, Winfrey took the show on the road with a panel of spiritual teachers. The tour concluded at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario; the final episode was filmed on Monday April 16, 2012 and aired on OWN on Monday April 30, 2012.
Season Three (Summer 2012): Summer School
Winfrey announced on her Twitter page that she will be taking Lifeclass back to Harpo Studios in Chicago for a third season of lessons, beginning Summer 2012.[3] Winfrey will host classes in front of a live studio audience with relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant, similar to the format of the first season's Oprah's Lifeclass LIVE episodes.
On May 9, 2012, it was announced that Winfrey and Vanzant would be taping two live shows at Harpo Studios in Chicago on Wednesday May 23, 2012. The OWN airdates for those shows have not been revealed. [4]
Reception
Critical Reception
Oprah's Lifeclass debuted to mixed but generally negative reviews. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times stated that "Oprah’s Lifeclass is The Oprah Winfrey Show with the life sucked out of it." Stanley further declared that the new series lacks "Winfrey’s spirited interactions with guests and audiences" and fails to capture the tone of The Oprah Winfrey Show when the host "was irreverent, bold and even at times shocking."[5]
Ratings
The debut of Oprah's Lifeclass on October 10, 2011 was seen by 330,000 viewers on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The series was also aired across Planet Green, TLC, Discovery Fit & Health and Investigation Discovery reaching a combined total audience of 1.2 million.[6]
Overall, an average 302,000 nightly viewers watched Oprah's Lifeclass on OWN during the month of October 2011. Online, Oprah’s Lifeclass live webcasts, hosted by Winfrey as she interacts with viewers, have seen over 3.5 million video views to date on Oprah.com and via OWN’s and Winfrey’s Facebook pages.[7]
For additional information about ratings, see List of Oprah's Lifeclass episodes.
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2012 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Talk Series | Won |
| NAMIC Vision Awards | Digital Media- Long Form (for Oprah's Lifeclass: Live) | Won | |
| NAMIC Vision Awards | Variety/ Talk Show | Nominated |
External Links
- Official website
- Oprah's Lifeclass at the Internet Movie Database
- Oprah's Lifeclass at TV Guide
- Oprah's Lifeclass at TV Guide
References
- ^ 'Oprah's Lifeclass' Facebook November 8, 2011
- ^ Oprah's Lifeclass' set for March return' Entertainment Weekly February 22, 2012
- ^ 'Oprah Winfrey on Twitter' Twitter April 21, 2012
- ^ 'Oprah Winfrey's Official Website' Oprah.com May 9, 2012
- ^ 'Among the Lectures, a Bit of Schtick' The New York Times October 14, 2011
- ^ 'Rosie's viewers top Oprah on OWN TV launch' Chicago Tribune October 12, 2011
- ^ 'OWN Fall Season Up Double Digits in Primetime for Month of October vs. Last Year' Zap2it November 1, 2011
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