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OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK APRIL 2014 HIGHLIGHTS Visit http://press.discovery.com/us/own/ for select episodic photography and screeners NEW SERIES & SEASONS (P) Denotes: Premieres LOVE IN THE CITY Series Premiere - Saturday, April 12 (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) Kiyah, Bershan, Chenoa and Tiffany have known each other for more than ten years, and are constant sources of inspiration, support, competition and companionship to one another. Kiyah, an ambitious and successful celebrity hair stylist, is the link who brought the four friends together, and New York City's legendary Harlem neighborhood is where the quartet come together on a regular basis ... over drinks, lunches, dinners, you name it. Two are married, two are single, and all are strong and fiercely independent women who believe in living out their dreams and not letting anyone or anything get in their way. Through the group's adventures, misadventures, romances, successes and life-altering struggles, they may not always see eye-to-eye, but when push comes to shove, they are there for each other with solid and unwavering support as they each face their own unique challenges and triumphs. (P) Saturday, April 12 (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: What's Love Got To Do With It? Fabulous friends Kiyah, Chenoa, Bershan and Tiffany reconnect over drinks, while Kiyah contemplates a move to New York City. Bershan and Tiffany bring up a dispute from the past that refuses to quiet down and Chenoa faces her own relationship issues. (P) Saturday, April 19 (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Secrets Revealed Kiyah makes the cross-country move to New York and leaves her boyfriend behind. Chenoa is living on her own after separating from her husband. Bershan reveals life- changing news, and Tiffany opens up about a secret that shocks her friends. (P) Saturday, April 26 (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Fabulous and Forty Chenoa and Bershan are frantically putting together a fabulous birthday party for Kiyah’s 40th, but Tiffany is making it impossible. Bershan tells Kiyah that she needs to move out. Chenoa gets an intriguing proposition from her estranged husband, Carlyle. FOR BETTER OR WORSE Season Premiere - Wednesday, April 9 (Two back-to-back episodes at 9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) “For Better or Worse,” about the ups and downs of dating and marriage, centers on Angela Williams (Tasha Smith, “Why Did I Get Married?,” “Why Did I Get Married Too?,” “Couples Retreat”), the owner of a successful beauty salon, and her husband of 13 years, Marcus (Michael Jai White, “Why Did I Get Married?,” “Why Did I Get Married Too?,” “Spawn”). Marcus is a former professional football player who is partnered with Richard Ellington (Kent Faulcon, “American Beauty”) and Joseph Jetson (Jason Olive, “Raising Helen”) on a sports program called “C-Sports Now.” Marcus’s business relationship with Richard and Joseph is complicated, however, by the fact that Richard is married to Keisha (Kiki Haynes, “Nora’s Hair Salon”), Marcus’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his teenage daughter. In addition, Joseph’s ex-girlfriend, successful real- estate agent Leslie (Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008), is Angela’s best friend, which sometimes makes it difficult for everyone to keep their business and private lives from mingling. (P) Wednesday, April 9 (9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Stalked - Part 2 Joseph (Jason Olive) shows up at Marcus (Michael Jai White) and Angelaʼs (Tasha Smith) house in the middle of the night, frantically searching for Leslie (Crystle Stewart). (P) Wednesday, April 9 (9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Joseph In Shining Armor Angela (Tasha Smith), Marcus (Michael Jai White), Joseph (Jason Olive), and Jennifer (Cocoa Brown) comfort Leslie (Crystle Stewart) in the aftermath of her stalker ordeal. (P) Wednesday, April 16 (9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Reunited After spending the night at Josephʼs (Jason Olive) house, Leslie (Crystle Stewart) and Joseph begin to restore their friendship. (P) Wednesday, April 23 (9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: A Stalker For Hire The guys believe that Joseph (Jason Olive) could have hired the stalker to scare Leslie (Crystle Stewart). (P) Wednesday, April 30 (9 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Being Responsible Angela (Tasha Smith) gets a call from the doctor’s office saying that Jennifer (Cocoa Brown) never showed up for her follow up appointment to get tested for HIV. CONTINUING SERIES (New Episodes) (P) Denotes: Premieres WELCOME TO SWEETIE PIE’S (60 Minutes) Saturdays (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) When Robbie Montgomery, a 1960s backup singer and former Ikette, suffered a collapsed lung and had to stop singing, she decided to pour her talents into another creative venture: a soul food restaurant called Sweetie Pie’s. At her family-centered eateries, which include Sweetie Pie’s at the Mangrove, Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust and the original Sweetie Pie’s established in 1996, which Miss Robbie runs with her son, Tim, both hilarity and drama are offered in equal measure. This docu-series follows the loud, loving and often singing Montgomery family as they work to expand their empire, one soulful dish at a time. (P) Saturday, April 5 (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: What Happens in Houston... Miss Robbie joins Tim in Houston to look at the new restaurant locations. Meanwhile, Jenae has a new business idea including her son TJ, and in desperate need of cash, Charles tries to sneak back to work. (P) Saturday, April 12 (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Houston, We Have a Problem With a looming deadline, Miss Robbie’s publisher suggests she hire a cookbook writer to help with her manuscript. Tim hatches a plan to bottle Robbie’s new sweet tea recipe, and Jan gives freeloading Charles an ultimatum: grow up or get out. (P) Saturday, April 19 (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Can’t We All Just Get Along? With the Sweetie Pie’s Upper Crust staff refusing to get along, Tim is convinced that a rousing game of kickball is the answer. Meanwhile, Tim is moving ahead with the sweet- tea line behind Miss Robbie’s back, and Monique is considering a move to take over the Mangrove location. (P) Saturday, April 26 (9 p.m. - 10 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Somethin’s a Brewin’ While Tim and Jenae continue to figure out their relationship, Tim hires an assistant who rubs Miss Robbie the wrong way. Charles has his first audition for a student film, and Monique gets a taste of life in the Sweetie Pie’s kitchen. DEION’S FAMILY PLAYBOOK (60 Minutes) Saturdays (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) “Deion's Family Playbook” is the fun-filled and compelling real-life story of Deion Sanders, the only pro athlete to ever play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Few people know that Deion is a single father raising five kids of his own, while also helping to raise four other children who live with him, including the twins whom his mother cares for, his niece and nephew and a student in need whom he recently took into his home. Additionally, Deion is co-founder and football coach of Prime Prep Academy, a charter school that aims to make a lasting impact on the lives of children in underserved areas. With so much on his plate both at school and at home, Deion strives to keep all facets of his complicated, crazy and chaotic life in balance and under control. Help is on the way every other week when his girlfriend, Tracey Edmonds, a Hollywood producer who has two sons of her own, comes to visit. (P) Saturday, April 5 (10 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT) Season Finale Episode: Prime and Punishment When Deion is unexpectedly fired from Prime Prep, he fights to win his job back. Deiondra helps Bossy deal with her parents’ divorce. Shedeur shows off his skills with the girls when he and his siblings hit up a teen club. SUPER SOUL SUNDAY (60 Minutes) Sundays (11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET/PT) The Emmy award-winning series delivers a thought-provoking, eye-opening and inspiring block of programming designed to help viewers awaken to their best selves and discover a deeper connection to the world around them. The series features exclusive interviews and all-new conversations between Oprah Winfrey and top thinkers, authors, filmmakers and spiritual leaders. Exploring themes and issues including happiness, personal fulfillment, wellness, spirituality and conscious living, "Super Soul Sunday" presents an array of perspectives on what it means to be alive in today’s world. (P) Sunday, April 6 (11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Oprah & Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg: The World Beyond What We Can See Oprah sits down with award-winning filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg for a behind-the- scenes look at his breathtaking time-lapse photography. Louie reveals how focusing on nature’s beauty can help us experience a deeper spiritual connection to the world around us. (P) Sunday, April 13 (11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET/PT) Episode: Oprah & Book Club Author Sue Monk Kidd: The Soul of A Writer Oprah sits down with bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd, author of the latest selection from Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, "The Invention of Wings," to explore the soulful and uplifting journey of this prolific and beloved writer.