Kym Whitley News

OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK announces JUNE 2014 programming highlights

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network premieres a new primetime special “Flex & Shanice,” on Saturday, May 31 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The one-hour special will give viewers an exclusive look into the lives of married couple, actor Flex Alexander and 90s pop singer Shanice, and their outrageous family members living under one roof.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is renewing popular Saturday night docu-series “Raising Whitley,” featuring actress and comedienne Kym Whitley, for a second season and is ordering more episodes of “Deion's Family Playbook,” following former pro athlete Deion Sanders.

The Boondocks, the award-winning animated series returns for its final season on Monday, April 21 at 10:30p.m (ET/PT) on Adult Swim.

ABC Family announces the summer premieres of three highly-anticipated new original series, including the riveting drama “Chasing Life” and hilarious comedies “Young & Hungry,” starring Emily Osment, and “Mystery Girls,” starring and executive produced by Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth. Fan favorites “Pretty Little Liars,” “Switched at Birth” and “The Fosters” also return in June with brand-new episodes.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network delivered the most-watched month in network history in primetime for the month of February (538,000 total viewers). OWN's prime average in the key W25-54 demo marked a six-month high, up +11% versus January and up +86% versus one year ago. OWN is the fastest-growing cable network for W25-54 versus a year ago.

The temperatures may have plunged in Chicago, but hit daytime show “Steve Harvey” just keeps getting hotter.

ABC Family announced today the pick-up of two half-hour comedy series 'Mystery Girls,' starring and executive produced by Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth, and 'Young & Hungry,' starring Emily Osment, from executive producer Ashley Tisdale. Production will commence on both series in Los Angeles in early 2014, and both will premiere in 2014. Check out a first look at both shows below!

ABC Family announced today the pick-up of two half-hour comedy series 'Mystery Girls,' starring and executive produced by Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth, and 'Young & Hungry,' starring Emily Osment, from executive producer Ashley Tisdale. Production will commence on both series in Los Angeles in early 2014, and both will premiere in 2014.

Actress and comedienne Kym Whitley, known for her larger than life personality and hilarious roles in movies and film alike, returns with all-new episodes of her hit docu-series, 'Raising Whitley' on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network tonight, January 4, 2014 at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

Actress and comedienne Kym Whitley, known for her larger than life personality and hilarious roles in movies and film alike, returns with all-new episodes of her hit docu-series, "Raising Whitley"

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that its popular scripted series from Tyler Perry 'The Haves and the Have Nots' and 'Love Thy Neighbor' will return to the network's primetime lineup this January along with two new series, 'The Diamond Collar' and 'Mom's Got Game' and the return of comedienne Wanda Sykes with two new 'Herlarious' comedy specials.

An outbreak of uncontrollable belly laughs is forecast for the trifecta of live comedy shows on tap over two consecutive weekends, today, October 12-19th at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora.

An outbreak of uncontrollable belly laughs is forecast for the trifecta of live comedy shows on tap over two consecutive weekends, October 12-19th at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora.

Last March, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, caused a big stir among its nearly 20,000 subscribers by revealing a blockbuster line-up for its 2013-14 Broadway Subscription Series: IN THE HEIGHTS (September 11-October 6, 2013); MISS SAIGON (October 30-November 24, 2013); 42ND STREET (January 15-February 9, 2014); and RENT (March 12-April 6, 2014).

Guest star Kym Whitley (“Raising Whitley,” “Animal Practice”) will participate in a live chat via Twitter during the East Coast broadcast of ABC Family's “Baby Daddy” on Wednesday, August 7th, from 8:30 – 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. PT.

This summer will be filled with laughs when OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network airs 'Wanda Sykes Presents HERLARIOUS,' which is hosted by Wanda Sykes. The specials continue Saturday, July 20 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check out a clip below!

This summer will be filled with laughs when OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network premieres two one-hour original comedy specials 'Wanda Sykes Presents HERLARIOUS,' which will be hosted by Wanda Sykes. The specials will air tonight, July 13 and Saturday, July 20 from 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it has ordered additional episodes of its popular Saturday night original series 'Iyanla: Fix My Life,' 'Raising Whitley' and 'Life with LaToya.'

This summer will be filled with laughs when OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network premieres two one-hour original comedy specials 'Wanda Sykes Presents HERLARIOUS,' which will be hosted by Wanda Sykes.