On tonight's episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter," Oprah interviews family members of the late pop star Whitney Houston, including Whitney's daughter with Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina.
Oprah also talks to Whitney’s brother, Gary, and sister-in-law, Patricia. Check out the preview below.
The show airs tonight at 9 p.m. on OWN.
So if you're wanting to get in touch with your inner Whitney Houston and sing the national anthem in front of a crowd -- and really, who isn't? -- here's your chance. The Durham Bulls are holding open auditions for singers to perform the "Star Spangled Banner" at games during the 2012 baseball season. That happens March 10, from 10 a.m. to noon on a first-come-first-served basis.
The rules: Auditioners will have 90 seconds to perform the national anthem, from memory and in a "traditional style." For additional details, contact Andrew Bryda at 919/687-6545 or abryda@durhambulls.com. Meanwhile, the season's opening day is April 5.
The funeral of Whitney Houston will be widely televised on Saturday, and also streamed online.
BET, Centric, CNN, E!, Headline News and MSNBC are among the networks planning to air the funeral live from the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J.
BET and Centric will have commentary from April Woodard and Lola Oguinake starting at 11:30 a.m. CNN will have coverage from anchors Piers Morgan, Soledad O'Brien, and Don Lemon beginning at 11. CNN will also provide a digital stream for web and mobile devices from 11:30 to 2 p.m.
MSNBC and Headline News will begin coverage at 11 and E! will cover at 11:30.
Fox News Channel will also stream the funeral live on its website and they'll air updates from the service periodically between noon and 2 p.m. Anchors Uma Pemmaraju and Rick Folbaum will cover.
Also, a press release from TV One says they will air the funeral beginning at noon ET.
Note: As of Friday afternoon -- times and anchors could change.
NAACP Image Awards (8pm, NBC) - The 43rd annual gala that honors achievement in the arts presents this year's NAACP Vanguard Award to "Red Tails" executive producer George Lucas. Performers include Lenny Kravitz and Jill Scott. Chances you'll get to see Viola Davis make a speech? Pretty darn good!
Shark Tank (8pm, ABC) - Products include a wedge pillow designed to allow women with large breasts to sleep comfortably on their stomachs and a way to deal with missing garbage can lids.
One Moment in Time: The Life and Times of Whitney Houston (9pm, ABC) - A retrospective that includes an interview Whitney gave to Diane Sawyer in 2002. That would be the infamous "crack is whack" interview.
Fringe (9pm, Fox) - A patient with a mental disorder seems to be linked to a series of murders, but the ensuing investigation helps Olivia discover even more surprises.
Blue Bloods (10pm, CBS) - A thief is shot and killed after robbing a family and beating them, which makes the Reagans ponder how far they would go to protect their loved ones. Meanwhile, Frank struggles with charges brought against a girl arrested at a rally due to her identity.
Real Time with Bill Maher (10pm, HBO) - Maher's guests include Eliot Spitzer, Alexandra Wentworth, Steve Moore, and Erin McPike.
Planned televised tributes to Whitney Houston:
Wednesday
Whitney Houston: In Her Own Words (7:30pm, MTV) - Sway Calloway hosts a 30-minute MTV News special featuring interviews with Houston dating from 1986.
Thursday
Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview (9 p.m., OWN) - Oprah will air her 2-hour interview with Houston from 2009 and offer her remembrances of the singer.
Friday
One Moment in Time: The Life of Whitney Houston (9 p.m., ABC) - In a special episode of "20/20," Diane Sawyer looks back over Houston's career and battles with addiction. Includes excerpts from the interview Sawyer conducted with Houston in 2002.
The Los Angeles Times has a more complete list of Whitney Houston programming.
Oh, Whitney – why, why, why?
There's been some hate surrounding "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" (A&E, 9 tonight), and that's a shame.
Yes, it's true Michael was the the star of The Jackson 5/Jacksons, but the brothers aren't hacks.
They could all sing and dance and write; Jermaine was big enough, at one point, to be paired with Whitney Houston to help launch her career.
They just happened to have a brother who was extraordinary.
Tonight on VH1's "Behind the Music" ( 10 p.m.) the show about celebrity high and lows features Bobby Brown.
After Oprah Winfrey's interview with his ex-wife Whitney, Bobby had a muted response. Maybe it's because he knew his response was coming.
Maybe it's me, but the second part of Oprah & Whitney's chat seemed both more emotional and, maybe because of that, less skillful on Oprah's part.
Oprah, a good interviewer but certainly never a proponent of objectivity, let her love for Whitney overflow, and so, some things were left unexplored.
Indeed, as Whitney sang Oprah teared up. She told Whitney she had been praying for her. She told Whitney she loved her. No sign that Bobby was in anyone's prayers.
Talk show host Wendy Williams may have had an infamous run-in with Whitney Houston on Williams' now defunct radio show, but she is a Whitney fan.
Ever since Whitney announced the release date of her album and her chat with Oprah, Wendy has engaged her audience in Whitney fandom -- literally handing out fans with the singer's face. And Wendy's been campaigning to get Whitney on her show. (Here, Wendy's show is on at 4 p.m. on Fox 50 -- opposite Oprah on WTVD 11.)
