Are 'Greenleaf', 'If Loving You is Wrong', and 'The Have and the Have Nots' Bringing Oprah Back To TV Dominance?
by Travis
Oprah Winfrey had long been looking for something that would keep OWN viewers from switching to other channels. The answer to her prayers turned out to be a juicy drama series set in a house of worship.
"Greenleaf," which co-stars Winfrey in a recurring role, premiered last year as the most-watched debut in the six-year history of her network and has given the media mogul a boost of confidence.
OWN is also home to other top trending shows "If Loving You is Wrong" and "The Have and the Have Nots" that are always ranking in the top 10 on Yidio.
"It helped me trust my instincts, because for the first couple of years of OWN, I lost a sense of what would work or not," Winfrey said. "We were trying to do so many different things. Trying, trying and trying things all the time. When this worked, I thought 'OK, I now see that when you move and operate specifically from the core of what you believe is right, it works.'"