OWN has ordered additional seasons of four popular reality shows — Belle Collective; Put A Ring On It; Love & Marriage: Huntsville; and Love & Marriage: D.C.
The cable network made the announcement Thursday, saying the four series will continue to air on OWN’s Friday and Saturday night unscripted programming blocks throughout 2023.
“At the center of our programming is our purpose: to make sure our audience is reflected and sees themselves–their stories, families and community in a nuanced and layered way. The success of these shows tells us that we are meeting this goal, and it’s deeply gratifying,” Tina Perry, president of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, said in a statement.
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The 2-part second season reunion of Belle Collective airs on Friday, Sept. 30 (Part One) and on Friday, October 7 (Part Two) at 9pm ET/PT. While season 3 of Love & Marriage: Huntsville continues with all-new episodes Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT.
Love & Marriage: Huntsville is OWN’s #1 series while Love & Marriage: DC is the network’s #1 new series across all key demos.
Below are details on the four series.
Love & Marriage: D.C. follows Real Housewives of the Potomac alums Monique and Chris Samuels, who made their return to reality television on the Love & Marriage franchise. The two are joined by their friends Erana and Jamie Tyler, and Ashley Silva and her husband, on-air personality DJ Quicksilva. The Samuels and their friends navigate relationships while living the D.C. lifestyle. The series is produced for OWN by Kingdom Reign Entertainment with Carlos King, Angela Dugan, Scott Shatsky, Brent Nisbett, and Tarin Laughlin serving as executive producers.
Love & Marriage: Huntsville follows a group of longtime friends in Huntsville, Alabama. They each have strong personalities and strong points of view, with each facing the realities of dealing with love and marriage while wanting to achieve success. Along the way there is laughter, tears, heated arguments as they try to transform both the city and their relationships to achieve their dreams. Love & Marriage: Huntsville is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment and ITV America with Carlos King, Jordana Hochman, Angela Dugan, Andrew Hoagland and Markus Burns as executive producers.
Belle Collective features Lateshia Pearson, Latrice Rogers, Marie Hamilton-Abston, Tamrbra Cherie, Aikisha Holly-Colon and Sophia (SoGucci) Williams, six southern belles from Jackson, Mississippi who are bosses in their own right. From owning multi-million-dollar enterprises to juggling relationship issues and motherhood – they shine a light on marriage while rising to the top. Belle Collective is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment with Carlos King, Angela Dugan, Scott Shatsky, Cherelle Hinds and Michelle Brando serving as executive producers.
Put a Ring on It is Will Packer’s unscripted relationship series, centering around longtime couples who embark on the ultimate relationship test. From week to week the couples are pushed outside their comfort zones to confront the question they’ve been too afraid to ask: is this their happily ever after? The couples will finally find out if they are truly meant to be together by dating other people, and in doing so they’ll discover if there’s a love connection they’ve been missing all along. Put A Ring on It is produced by Will Packer Media and Lighthearted Entertainment.
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