OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?

OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? is a two-part television special moderated by Oprah Winfrey in response to the protests over the killing of George Floyd. It is a discussion show where Winfrey speaks directly about systematic racism, police brutality in the United States, and the current state of America with a variety of African American thought leaders, activists and artists. It was broadcast from June 9 to 10, 2020 on all networks owned by Discovery, Inc., including the Oprah Winfrey Network, which produced the special.[1]

OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?
Presented byOprah Winfrey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersOprah Winfrey
Tara Montgomery[1]
ProducersLindsay Flader
Colleen Dunnegan
EditorsKirk Garden
Joe Guglielmo
Gil Kraus
Dajana Mitchell
David Torres
Camera setupVideotelephony
Running time51 minutes
Production companyOprah Winfrey Network
Release
Original networkDiscovery, Inc. channels
Original releaseJune 9 (2020-06-09) –
June 10, 2020 (2020-06-10)
External links
Website

Guests
Name Occupation
Charles M. Blow Journalist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times
David Oyelowo Actor, producer, and film director
Nikole Hannah-Jones Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and founder of The 1619 Project
Ava DuVernay Filmmaker and founder of ARRAY
Jennifer Eberhardt Stanford University professor and author
Ibram Kendi Historian and author
Rashad Robinson Executive director of Color of Change
Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta
Stacey Abrams Politician and author
Bishop William J. Barber II NAACP national board member and co-chair of Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival

Broadcast

The special was broadcast on June 9 and 10, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT on the Oprah Winfrey Network and simulcast on all remaining 18 Discovery-owned networks in the United States, including Discovery Channel, American Heroes Channel, Animal Planet, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Discovery en Español, Discovery Family, Discovery Familia, Discovery Life, DIY Network, Food Network, Great American Country, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, Motor Trend, Science Channel, TLC, and Travel Channel.[1][2] The special was also streamed on OWN's Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts, the TV Everywhere apps of OWN and Discovery Family, and Discovery's international platforms.[1] This marked the first time an OWN special was simulcast on Discovery's family of networks.[3]

Ratings

During the special's television simulcast, the debut broadcast of Part 1 received 4.52 million viewers, while the initial airing of Part 2 received 3.73 million viewers. Combined, the special averaged an audience of over 7.3 million. On OWN alone, the two-nights of the hour-long special averaged 1.4 million viewers.[3]

The special also received 6.7 million views on Discovery's online platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, racking up a total viewership of 17.6 million across all platforms.[2]

References
  1. "OPRAH WINFREY HOSTS IN-DEPTH, TWO-NIGHT CONVERSATION WITH BLACK THOUGHT LEADERS, ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS FOR 'OWN SPOTLIGHT: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?' SPECIAL TO SIMULCAST JUNE 9 AND 10 AT 9 PM ET/PT ON OWN AND ACROSS DISCOVERY'S 18 OTHER U.S. NETWORKS". Discovery Corporate. June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. Maas, Jennifer (June 12, 2020). "Oprah's 'Where Do We Go From Here?' Special Draws Nearly 11 Million TV Viewers". TheWrap. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. Patten, Dominic (June 12, 2020). "Oprah Sees 11M Tune In For Two-Night 'Where Do We Go From Here?' Special On George Floyd Death & Race In America". Deadline. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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