I was first to tell South Africa and break the news last month that Oprah Winfrey is returning to South African television and exactly as I've said, it just got confirmed: TLC (DStv 172 / TopTV 453) just amended the November schedule for 26 November to reflect that Oprah's Next Chapter will now be on that Monday night at 22:00 (South African time).
Oprah Winfrey will be interviewing popstar Justin Bieber and TLC just updated the schedule to reflect that What Not to Wear is out and that Oprah's Next Chapter - South Africa's first glimpse of her new weekly talk show - is in.
South Africa will get to see the episode on DStv and TopTV just one day after it is broadcast in America on Sunday 25 November. Europe will only get to see it two days later on 27 November.
While Oprah Winfrey's new talk show with high-calibre guest "gets", is doing incredibly well on OWN in America, yet no South African broadcaster have tried to secure it.
If M-Net, SABC3, Top One, TLC or any of a range of possible contenders get it, it will surely not only lift viewership in its timeslot it will give the channel big bragging rights. But what do I know. I don't work in foreign programming acquisition.
