Oprah Winfrey Show cancelled in 2011
After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is ending her long running show Oprah. Harpo Inc. President Tim Bennett announced "Tomorrow, Oprah will announce live on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that she has decided to end what is arguably one of the most popular, influential and enduring programs in television history,"
Fellow talk show hostess, Ellen DeGeneres told her audience today "I got a call from Oprah, and she told me that she is announcing that next year will be her last year, It will be her 25th year, and she feels like it's time for her to stop. I don't think I could be here without her," DeGeneres continued. "I think she has blazed a trail.. she is an amazing woman. She will always be the queen of daytime television ... she is fantastic and I love her and I wish her the best. She deserves to rest. She has worked really, really hard."
Oprah began as the host for a WLS-TV's morning talk show entitled "AM Chicago," which soon moved up the talk show rankings to the point where AM Chicago surpassed ratings for "Donahue." Within a year, Oprah Winfrey's debut into the talk show circuit expanded to an hour-long format and was renamed "The Oprah Winfrey Show." 1986 marked the year the Oprah Winfrey show entered syndication.
According to the Oprah.com website "The Oprah Winfrey Show," has been the highest-rated talk show for 23 consecutive seasons, is seen by an estimated 42 million viewers a week in the United States "Oprah" is broadcast to 145 countries around the world.
According to Forbes, Oprah Winfrey's wealth was estimated at around $1 billion by in 2004. Last year, Oprah topped the Forbes Celebrity 100 list that measures both power and money.
Oprah plans to annouce the details of her retirement from the Oprah Winfrey Show on tomorrow's Oprah. Oprah is scheduled to run until the last episode of Oprah on September 9, 2011, as the 25th season or Oprah draws to a close.
Oprah Winfrey's decision to cancel Oprah has many asking, Why is Oprah quitting. The answer to why Oprah is quitting is simply a matter of timing. Just as with anything, it is pointless to carry on a show until nobody likes it anymore, might as well quit while you are on a high. Oprah's retirement will allow her to travel and spend more time away from home.
