• by Fern Siegel , November 1, 2010

Oprah launches her new network Jan. 1. Audiences can sample what OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has to offer during that debut weekend.

For fans who made her a household word, the new year will feature "Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes;" "Ask Oprah's All-Stars," which includes Suze Orman, Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz; "The Gayle King Show;" "Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search For The Next TV Star;" and "In the Bedroom With Dr. Laura Berman."

The lineup continues Winfrey's upbeat lifestyle sensibility. According to Christina Norman, CEO of OWN, the shows "fulfill our mission to be entertaining and inspiring."

Also, OWN is promoting three new original series for 201l: "The Judds" with country Grammy-winning music stars Naomi and Wynonna Judd, "Carson-Nation" featuring "Queer Eye" fashion and design expert Carson Kressley, and "Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals."

Kressley is traveling to small towns across the country, making viewers' lives better one person at a time. He begins his journey in Albuquerque. Conversely, the Judds and the O'Neals share their family struggles and healing efforts, part of Winfrey's longtime confession/ recovery formula. The Judds are preparing for their first tour together in 10 years, while the O'Neals, estranged for 25 years, are trying to reconcile.

Previously announced, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will appear on OWN in a six-part docu-series called "Finding Sarah." Also, Rosie O'Donnell will return to daytime TV with a talk show. Both premiere in the first quarter of 2011.

OWN is what is currently the Discovery Health Channel. It will debut Jan. 1 in approximately 80 million homes.

Several months ago, Discovery nearly doubled its OWN funding commitment to $189 million, after Winfrey pledged to increase her on-air appearances. While "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on ABC will end in May 2011, Winfrey will star in a travel series, "Oprah's Next Chapter," on OWN.