Oprah Winfrey Calls Building OWN "The Climb of My Life"

At Thursday's Discovery Communications upfront, Oprah Winfrey told attendees that longtime executive producer Sheri Salata has always wanted Oprah to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

VIDEO: Oprah Winfrey gets candid about OWN's struggles; says she thought about quitting last week

Though we don't expect to see Winfrey hiking any time soon, the metaphor was apt.

"I am climbing Kilimanjaro, and it's on Wilshire Boulevard at the OWN offices," Winfrey said, addressing the challenges she's faced in the first 14 months after launching her own cable channel. Earlier this week, Winfrey said she considered throwing in the towel ...  read full article

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Season 3, Episode 27
Astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George F. Smoot III competes for $1 million by testing his elementary school knowledge in subjects ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. If he is unsure of an answer he will have the opportunity to get help from real grade-schoolers who will offer what they think is the correct answer.

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Season 3, Episode 26
Contestants compete for $1 million by testing their elementary school knowledge in subjects ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. If they are unsure of an answer they will have the opportunity to get help from real grade-schoolers who will offer what they think is the correct answer.

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Season 3, Episode 25
Actor Dean Cain competes for $1 million for his favorite charity, The Lollipop Theater Network Inc., by testing his knowledge in elementary school subjects ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. If he is unsure of an answer, he will have the opportunity to get help from real grade-schoolers who will offer what they think is the correct response.

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Season 3, Episode 24
After fighting for their lives, shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton and coma survivor Jill Finley compete for $1 million by testing their elementary school knowledge in the subjects ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. If they are unsure of an answer they will have the opportunity to get help from real grade-schoolers who will offer what they think is the correct answer.

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Oprah Winfrey Calls Building OWN "The Climb of My Life"

At Thursday's Discovery Communications upfront, Oprah Winfrey told attendees that longtime executive producer Sheri Salata has always wanted Oprah to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

VIDEO: Oprah Winfrey gets candid about OWN's struggles; says she thought about quitting last week

Though we don't expect to see Winfrey hiking any time soon, the metaphor was apt.

"I am climbing Kilimanjaro, and it's on Wilshire Boulevard at the OWN offices," Winfrey said, addressing the challenges she's faced in the first 14 months after launching her own cable channel. Earlier this week, Winfrey said she considered throwing in the towel ... read more

Jeff Foxworthy to Host Bible-Based Trivia Game Show

Forget 5th graders... how well do you know the Good Book?

GSN has chosen Jeff Foxworthy to host the pilot of its new one-hour game show, The American Bible Challenge, the network announced Wednesday.

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NBC, Mark Burnett Launching Reality Series to Rival Idol

NBC has ordered The Voice of America, a series the network hopes will rival Fox's singing competitions American Idol and The X Factor.

From executive producer Mark Burnett (the man behind Survivor, The Apprentice and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?), the series is scheduled to premiere in spring.

The Voice of America, based on the original series The Voice of Holland, will feature... read more

Jeff Foxworthy Joins ABC's Shark Tank

ABC has picked up its business-reality series Shark Tank for a second season with comedian Jeff Foxworthy joining the judging panel, the network announced Tuesday.

Watch Jeff Foxworthy video clips

Foxworthy will join the series for ... read more

Cheers & Jeers: A Less-Than-Fox-Worthy Opener

Jeers to The Kilborn File for an underwhelming first guest.

We know Craig Kilborn's return to TV after a six-year absence is only a six-week run on six Fox affiliates, but couldn't he do better than... read more

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