In a search to grow into the network vision of bringing the audience shows they want to see, Oprah and team are opening up  their bag of tricks with a new show, Are You Normal, America?  From the creators of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, this show brings a sassy and smart new twist on today’s game show genre.  With game show creator, Barry Poznick stepping in as the show’s host, his genuine excitement and charisma make him a natural choice for the stage. The show offers some lighthearted entertainment along with a few risky questions that just might make you blush.  Be warned – some of the questions contain sexual innuendos or embarrassing situations and if you are watching with others and decide to play along, be warned that you just might end up with more information than you bargained for!

So here’s how the game works. Offering the contestants a chance to win over $100,000, a team of two contestants and strangers work together and are asked a series of crazy questions from people surveyed across America.  Taking a little bit of Family Feud meets Smarter both contestants decide if the question falls to the normal side or not of everyday behavior.  While the show loosely classifies “normal” as 50 percent of those surveyed, it’s really as scientific as when the Family Feud surveyed 100 people – it all depends on who you asked and it’s meant for fun and entertainment, not for a baseline for behavior.

While the 60 minutes passed with lots of laughter and fun, the vision became a little more clear for OWN and the network. As we’ve been asking for all along, Oprah and her team are promising to bring us entertainment, fun, and live your best life television.  The game may be a little silly for a few, but the general result is the same.  It opens up some crazy questions and conversations.  It also leaves you laughing and smiling…happy to be normal or not…depending on the question.  For its first premier episode, it had great energy from the start.  Falling into its regular time slot, you can catch all new episodes of  Are You Normal, America? each Monday night at 9/8c on OWN.