>> people want -- want to be the best they can be. people want heroes. people want inspiration. here at last is a level of programming that brings people that. >> there are a lot of critics out there, and i personally don't understand why wouldn't you want to have this kind of programming when today all you see now are those shows about, you know, housewives pulling each other's hair. >> i know it's easy to be cynical or skeptical, but i for one am so excited about what's going to happen when that -- that switch is flipped. >> reporter: the switch gets flipped new year's day when viewers will decide whether they will shine a light on o.w.n. and the first official program on o.w.n. airs at noon on new year's day. a two-hour special hosted by oprah herself called oprah's guide to o.w.n. as for all of the discovery health shows, only two will remain on the network, delivery and mystery diagnosis. joe, christine?