Even O is getting into the reality TV business. Reportedly Oprah’s production company, Harpo (Oprah spelled backwards) is working on two new shows for ABC.

The first “Oprah Winfrey’s The Big Give,” is a charity completion. Ten people are given money and resources which they must use to help others. The winner gets to realize a “wildest dream come true.”

The second “Your Money or Your Life,” focuses on families that are facing a crisis and must make changes to survive. Oprah will dispatch a team to give the family a life and money makeover.

Oprah will appear in at least one if not both of these shows.

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ABC is obviously overjoyed at Oprah’s move into prime time. Harpo is very successful and has had recent luck in launching magazines, a satellite radio station and a broadway production of “The Color Purple.”

The big networks are facing a crisis of their own. I’m wondering if Oprah can give ABC a “Total Life and Money Makeover.” NBC recently announced they were cutting comedies and dramas in favor of reality shows and game shows in order to trim costs. It seems Oprah will help ABC with a similar strategy.

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