Oprah Winfrey is on tear with the primetime specials.
Only a few days after airing her ABC exploration of synthetic intelligence with leaders within the tech group, the media mogul has set her TV outing at CBS. An Oprah Particular: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley is the results of Winfrey’s current journey to Elvis Presley‘s historic Graceland Mansion the place she interviewed Presley’s granddaughter, Riley Keough.
Keough’s sit-down with the queen of sit-downs comes practically two years after the sudden demise of her mom, Lisa Marie Presley at 54 years previous. Previous to her demise, the Elvis’ lone offspring recorded hours of tales from her distinctive life for a memoir. Working with these recordings, Keough co-penned the guide From Right here to the Nice Unknown. It arrives Oct. 8, through Random Home, the identical day as Winfrey’s particular.
Winfrey, who stays CEO of her personal WBD-owned cable community, continues to supply and seem in programming on platforms throughout broadcast and streaming — however CBS has been host to a number of the greatest interviewers of her post-Oprah present profession. 2021’s barnburner, Oprah with Meghan and Harry, most notably seen by 18 million viewers the evening it aired — and, per the community, a complete of 49.1 million worldwide with within the first two days of launch.
Although Keough’s since plugged such high-profile initiatives as Amazon’s Daisy Jones and the Six adaptation and Hulu’s Underneath the Bridge over the past two years, the Emmy-nominated actress has spoken little about her mom’s demise after issues from bariatric surgical procedure. Winfrey’s unique interview about Keough’s guide consists of not solely remembrances of her life with Lisa Marie however never-before-seen household photographs, movies and a number of the Presley inheritor’s audio recordings.
It’s not instantly clear if Keough spoke about Graceland’s near-foreclosure sale, halted in Could after a lawsuit, or her 2023 settlement with grandmother Priscilla Presley within the wake of Keough changing into sole inheritor to Lisa Marie’s property.
The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie And Riley airs Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+.
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