Can Oprah rule prime time?

The "Queen of Daytime" is taking her talk show global for a new night-time series. Will "Oprah's Next Chapter" succeed?

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
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How do you top a 24-year run as a wildly successful daytime talk show host? By going prime time: When it launches in 2011, The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will carry a slate of new Oprah-branded shows, anchored by her own flagship night time program, "Oprah's Next Chapter." (Watch Oprah announce her new network, a joint venture with Discovery Communications, to her shareholders.) Here's what's known about Oprah's next act, and some educated guesses on whether she's making a smart bet:

How will "Oprah's Next Chapter" differ from her current show?

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