Investigative reporter Lisa Ling’s long awaited new show “Our America” on Oprah’s cable network (OWN) is scheduled to debut in a few weeks. Here’s more on what you can expect on the show:

From religious movements to sex offenders to drug addiction and online brides, Lisa Ling takes viewers along for an in-depth look at some of the most controversial and thought-provoking issues in the United States today. In each episode, Lisa immerses herself into the lives of the people she meets. In sharing their varied stories, Lisa challenges viewers to understand different perspectives and even question what they themselves have always known to be true in OUR AMERICA.

Expect “Our America” to be a longer format of some of the investigative pieces she’s done such as Tunnel People in Vegas, Los Angeles water cops, and foreclosure alley. The one-hour show explores worlds and aspects of a story that viewers would never in their wildest dreams imagine. The first episode offers a provocative look at faith healers. “Our America with Lisa Ling” premieres Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 10-11 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.

Our America with Lisa Ling promo on OWN

More about Lisa Ling

As the field correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and contributor to ABC News’ Nightline and National Geographic’s Explorer, Lisa Ling has reported from dozens of countries, covering stories about gang rape in the Congo, bride burning in India and the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, among other issues that are too often ignored. Lisa got her start in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One News where she covered the civil war in Afghanistan at 21 years of age. She later went on to become a co-host of ABC Daytime’s hit show The View, which won its first daytime Emmy during her time at the show. In 2011, Lisa will have her own series on the new channel, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, titled Our America with Lisa Ling.

Lisa was a special correspondent for CNN’s Planet in Peril series and is a contributing editor for USA Today’s USA Weekend magazine. She is the co-author of Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood and Somewhere Inside: One Sister’s Captivity in North Korea and the Other’s Fight to Bring Her Home, which she penned with her sister, Laura. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the California Museum.