Oprah Behind the Scenes Goes Down Under for the Two-Part Australia Episode

Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes will feature the highly anticipated two-part Australia episode when the series moves to Sundays at 8 p.m. beginning March 27. Part one will air March 27 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) and part two will air Sunday, April 3 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT). Immediately following the series on both Sundays will be Oprah Presents Master Class featuring Oprah Winfrey. Part one will air Sunday, March 27 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT) and part two will air Sunday, April 3 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT).

Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes
March 27 & April 3 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT)

For the first and last time, The Oprah Winfrey Show opens its doors to invite viewers behind the scenes for the making of the farewell season. In this two-part episode, the show goes on location "down under" to Australia with 300 lucky audience members. The producers face their biggest challenges yet—huge crowds, stifling heat, and working in a foreign country. The trip included appearances by Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and other well-known Aussies. In part two, Jackman's headline-making entrance goes wrong, bringing Oprah's show at the Sydney Opera House to a screeching halt.


Oprah Presents Master Class—Oprah Winfrey
March 27 & April 3 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT)

In part one of an intimate conversation with Oprah Winfrey, she opens up about her tumultuous childhood and adolescence, and the early days of her career in television. Winfrey shares intimate recollections from her youth, including her teenage pregnancy and what it felt like to be sent to live with her grandmother. She also tells little known stories about her early days in television, including how losing her hair helped her gain a new sense of self. In part two she shares how The Oprah Winfrey Show started and grew to become a cultural phenomenon. She reflects on key moments in the show's history, including the episode when she shared her personal story of abuse. She also discusses her experience getting cast in The Color Purple. Finally, Winfrey opens up about her personal life, including her decision not to have children and what she feels her true calling was meant to be.

Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes will remain on Sunday nights at 8 p.m. joined by The Judds which premieres April 10 (9-10 p.m. ET/PT).


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