Iyanla Vanzant’s self-help series, Iyanla: Fix My Life, is coming back to television this fall.
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network announced Thursday that season 7 will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 31 in a special two-hour episode.
Additionally, filmmaker Will Packer’s hit dating show, Ready to Love, will return for an all-new season on Friday, Oct. 23. The series will follow couples looking for love while quarantined together at a secluded mountain resort.
OWN is expanding its unscripted programming roster to two nights on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning in October.
“Expanding to two nights with our unscripted shows gives our loyal viewers even more of the programming they’re super passionate about,” Tina Perry, president OWN, said in a statement. “Over the years, OWN has established Saturday nights as the leading destination for Black women focusing on unscripted programs in the love and relationship space and we look forward to continuing that momentum on Friday nights this fall.”
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On Oct. 23, OWN will launch a new series called Put a Ring on It from Packer and Lighthearted Entertainment. According to a press release about the series, “long time couples embark on the ultimate social experiment to discover if they’re truly meant to be… by dating other people.”
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the new series Behind Every Man debuts. The show will turn the cameras on the women behind famous men, showcasing their passions, struggles, and the sacrifices they have made to support the men they love. Featured couples include Tammy and Kirk Franklin; singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and his wife Crystal Smith; Big Sean and his mother Myra Anderson, plus Lamar Odom and his fiancé Sabrina Parr, Usher and his mother Jonnetta Patton and more. The series is produced by Kingdom Reign Entertainment and LostNThought Productions.
Season 2 of Ready to Love premieres on Friday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Followed by the premiere of Put a Ring on It at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Season 7 of Iyanla: Fix My Life debuts on Saturday, Oct. 31 9-11 p.m. ET/PT. The series is produced by Bunim/Murray Productions and follows Vanzant, a spiritual life coach, as she helps people who are struggling in life and guides them toward real change.
Behind Every Man premieres on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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