Oprah Winfrey made it official on a live episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show today that she’ll end her run in daytime on Sept. 9, 2011, 25 years after her show first went on the air. “I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it’s time to say good-bye,” she told the audience. “Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit. It’s the perfect number — the exact right time.”
She did not, however, address her next move, saying only that she hopes people will continue to watch over the next 18 months through to the end of the show’s run. “Over this holiday break, my team and I will be brainstorming new ways that we can entertain you, and inform you and uplift you when we return here in January,” she said. “And then season 25 — we are going to knock your socks off. So the countdown to the end of The Oprah Winfrey Show starts now and until that day in 2011 when it ends, I intend to soak up every meaningful, joy-filled moment with you.”
Separately, Harpo Prods., which produces the show for CBS Television which syndicates the talk show to 215 U.S. stations and 145 countries, announced that Winfrey will appear and participate in new programming for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network when it launches in January 2011. The cabler is a joint venture with Discovery Communications.
‘feels right in my bones’ thats a weird sentence.
it’s about time for this fat old obamaniac woman to leave the TV screen
You’re embarassing yourself, you dor realize that, right?
that “fat old” woman one of the most famous women in the world, is richer than God and has accomplished far more than you likely will.
wow really oprala dont end ur showw <3
shut up lady, and let oprah do what she wants! mee
she aint fat!!!!!
Don’t hate!!!
yes
I can’t believe it will be over. At least I got a chance to see the show and be on camera!!!
yes yes good showw <3
r u john trovolta??????
Glad the manhater is finally leaving.
You’re the hater. Stop hating on a strong black positive woman.
I don’t mind Oprah, but it does bother me that that she has become the final arbiter of taste concerning a wide variety of topics from politics to literature.
Everybody stop being haters, seriously what is wrong with the world !!
Why did she made this announcement so ahead of time? We’ll be hearing about this for two more years…
You just answered your own question!
ya stop… make love not war
Actually Oprah doesn’t bother me too much. It’s that sycophantic cult of an audience that got on my nerves.
Is this the fat Oprah or the not-as-fat Oprah that retired?
It’s the Oprah that makes more money than ou that is retiring!!!
I’ve enjoyed Oprah over the years and applauded her support for President Obama. However, she’s become increasingly out of touch. I can’t help but recall an episode in which she said she expected her sheets to be changed every day so she could have fresh ones each night. When her guest reminded her that not everyone had a cleaning staff that could do that, Oprah was completely caught off guard and just clueless about how real people live. Yes, she’s richer than God, as someone said above, but does she have to remind us of that every day? I got tired of it and her.
No!! I’m so bummed out that Oprah is ending her show!! It is such a great show and Oprah is such an inspirational woman!!
Well she’s been on there long enough, now Ellen is going to take over! HAHA
opra
i have wretten to your show i wanted to write a book of g i bride please send me a e mail
Her horrible health related tips will not be missed. She must need more time to spend her ill deserved fortune. I am hoping a set of lights will fall on her head during the last season.
Now Opie can pay more attention to Gayle, er Stedman. My bad:)
Oprah will be greatly missed. I have cried with her, laughed with her. I have watched all her shows.
Anything that she decides 2 do, she will be great at it.