"The Dr. Oz Show" Launches February Sweeps With More than Two Million Visits to Dr. Oz's Two Week Rapid Weight Loss Plan!

After Season High Ratings & The Success Of The Two Week Rapid Weight Loss Program, The Dr. Oz Show Groundswell Continues With Additional Shows in February, Success Stories of Plan Participants and Helpful Tips

02/03/2014

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The three-time Emmy® Award-winning, critically-acclaimed and nationally-syndicated "The Dr. Oz Show" has engaged more than two million viewers for the second time with its useful Two Week Rapid Weight Loss Plan, a must have guide to help you curb your cravings and give your body a healthy start to the year.  The Two Week Rapid Weight Loss Plan aired first in an episode on January 6, 2014, driving a surge of 44% in the national ratings and a new season record with more than 3.4-million viewers watching the program each day that week, according to Nielsen Media Research. Since the original broadcast, more than two million viewers have explored the plan on www.doctoroz.com, making it by far the most popular piece of content offered in the show's five seasons and helping America shed pounds by the thousands. Because of the popularity and effectiveness of the Two Week Rapid Weight Loss plan, Dr. Oz will devote additional programming to this revolutionary method on February 4 and February 13 featuring success stories and useful tips from plan participants.

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On www.DoctorOz.com The 2 Week Rapid Weight Loss Plan Instructions page has garnered more views in its first 14 days than any other piece of content in the history of DoctorOz.com.  The first time "The Dr. Oz Show" engaged more than a million viewers was Season 3's Transformation Nation program, which saw 1.2 million people participate.

The Two Week Rapid Weight Loss Plan is a fast track to a new you!  With results of a double-digit weight loss in just 14 days, this program helps you win the fight over fat with a step-by-step plan to slim down and get healthy now.  Simple steps to a lighter, leaner you include: enjoy a protein and antioxidant rich breakfast smoothie to jumpstart your metabolism and rid your body of toxins, eat clean and satisfying foods that melt off the pounds, loading up on unlimited low glycemic veggies and soup, and adding probiotics and nutrients to your daily regimen to speed up weight loss.

To check out the plan for yourself, go to: http://www.doctoroz.com/slideshow/dr-ozs-2-week-rapid-weight-loss-plan-instructions

On January 6th alone, the instructions had over 2,000,000 page views; easily the greatest day for a single piece of content on DoctorOz.com. 

Additional exciting sweeps shows include:
Monday, February 3, 2014
THE BLOAT CURE: Banish belly bloat and get your body back! The simple plan designed to stop bloat for good. 3 ways to stop the bloat before it starts.  Plus, spices to kill your cravings. And, how to prevent your face from aging too fast.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
CRACKING THE CODE ON FOOD SENSITIVITY: Are you sensitive to gluten or dairy and don't know? The key to why you're always battling weight gain, stomach pains, body aches and moodiness. Plus, the elimination diet that will free you of allergies for good.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
THE FAST METABOLISM DIET: Is your metabolism slower than slow? Supercharge your metabolism and burn calories faster than ever before! See the plan that lets you eat more to lose more. No counting calories and you get to eat Carbs.

Thursday, February 6, 2014
SHAME FILES: YOUR MOST MORTIFYING MOMENTS: Cringe-worthy mishaps you never thought anyone would see! Your most embarrassing and outrageous moments you'd rather file away and forget…exposed. Plus, are you addicted to your lip balm?

Friday, February 7, 2014
HOW TO GET YOUR FAT TO EAT ITSELF: Fat eats fat! Turn the tables on fat and get it to devour itself. A revolutionary idea to help you drop pounds. Plus, everyone cheats on their diet. The tiny tablet that lets you get away with it and still lose weight.

About The Dr. Oz Show
The five-time Daytime Emmy® Award-winning "The Dr. Oz Show", hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, is now in its fifth season.  "The Dr. Oz Show", which is currently seen in 118 countries worldwide, debuted domestically in 2009 with the biggest ratings in nine years in daytime television.

Dr. Oz, the world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, served as health expert on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" since 2004, sharing advice with viewers to help them live their best life from the inside out. Dr. Oz has co-authored six New York Times Best Sellers including "YOU: The Owner's Manual", "YOU: The Smart Patient", "YOU: On a Diet", "YOU: Staying Young", "YOU: Being Beautiful" and "YOU Having a Baby" as well as the award-winning "Healing from the Heart". He has a regular column in TIME Magazine and O The Oprah Magazine.  

Dr. Oz is vice-chair of the Department of Surgery and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University.  He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital and performs 100 heart operations annually. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received several patents. 

Cleared in over 99% of the country, "The Dr. Oz Show" is co-produced by Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and distributed by SPT.  "The Dr. Oz Show" is executive produced by Mindy Borman and Amy Chiaro.  

About Harpo Studios
Harpo Studios is the multi-award winning production company which creates original television programming for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, including the popular series "Oprah's Next Chapter," "Iyanla: Fix My Life," Emmy® nominated "Oprah's Master Class," and both Emmy® award-winning series "Oprah's Lifeclass," and "Super Soul Sunday."  Oprah Winfrey's creative instincts inform the brand, co-producing the highly-rated syndicated talk shows "The Dr. Oz Show," "Dr. Phil," and "Rachael Ray."  For 25 years, Harpo produced the number-one-rated, award-winning "The Oprah Winfrey Show."  Harpo Print, LLC and Hearst Magazines publish the monthly O, The Oprah Magazine publication, while Harpo Films is dedicated to high-quality scripted dramatic programming, and Harpo Radio, Inc. produces Oprah Radio on Sirius XM Radio (XM Channel 111 and Sirius Channel 204).

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television (http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com), a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is one of the television industry's leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms.  In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) boasts a current program slate that includes top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms. In addition to its US production business, SPT has 16 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 12 countries and also maintains offices in 32 countries. SPT's worldwide television networks portfolio includes 124 channel feeds available in 159 countries, reaching more than 840 million households worldwide.  SPT also creates original content for and manages SPE's premium video website, Crackle. Additionally, SPT owns US production company Embassy Row and is a part owner of cable channel Game Show Network (GSN), 3D channel 3net, premier horror/thriller website and VOD service FEARnet and national U.S media sales company ITN Networks, Inc.  SPT advertiser sales is one of the premier national advertising sales companies and handles the commercial inventory in SPT's syndicated series as well as in U.S. digital businesses including FEARnet, DrOz.com and PlayStation.

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