OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?

OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? is a two-part television special moderated by Oprah Winfrey in response to the protests over the murder of George Floyd. It is a discussion show where Winfrey speaks directly about systematic racism, police brutality in the United States, and the current state of America with a variety of African American thought leaders, activists and artists. It was broadcast on June 9 and 10, 2020, on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and aired in simulcast across all Discovery, Inc. cable networks in the United States.

Guests Name Occupation Charles M. Blow Journalist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times David Oyelowo Actor, producer, and film director Nikole Hannah-Jones Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and founder of The 1619 Project Ava DuVernay Filmmaker and founder of ARRAY Jennifer Eberhardt Stanford University professor and author Ibram Kendi Historian and author Rashad Robinson Executive director of Color of Change Keisha Lance Bottoms Mayor of Atlanta Stacey Abrams Politician and author Bishop William J. Barber II NAACP national board member and co-chair of Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival

Broadcast The special was broadcast on June 9 and 10, 2020, on OWN. It aired in simulcast across all 18 Discovery, Inc. cable networks in the United States, and was streamed on OWN's Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels. It was also carried by Discovery's international platforms. This marked the first time an OWN special was simulcast on Discovery's family of networks.

Ratings During the special's television simulcast, the debut broadcast of Part 1 received 4.52 million viewers, while the initial airing of Part 2 received 3.73 million viewers. Combined, the special averaged an audience of over 7.3 million. On OWN alone, the two episodes averaged 1.4 million viewers.

The special also received 6.7 million views on Discovery's online platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, with a cumulative total of approximately 17.6 million across all platforms.

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