Oprah Winfrey will end her talk show when he contract expires in 2011. Tim Bennett, the president of her production company Harpo, said the following in a message to affiliates:"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. The sun will set on the Oprah show as its 25th season draws to a close on Sept. 9, 2011."Why would Oprah quit? Poor ratings are not the reason. While her daily ratings are not as big as they used to be, with all the distractions of the Internet and hundreds of cable channels, it's unlikely that any new daytime talk show will be able to repeat the success of "Oprah" anytime soon.
No, it's because Oprah Winfrey wants to concentrate on her coming cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN will premiere in January 2011, according to an anonymous source speaking with tne New York Times. OWN is a joint venture between her production company and the Discovery Networks.
The timing of the launch and the end of her contract is a positive for OWN. Though not said, Oprah Winfrey will obviously be able to promote OWN for the time before her contract ends.
Winfrey, 55, informed her talk show staff of her decision on Thursday afternoon. She had previously stated she would make a decision about whether she would extend her contract or sign a new one by the end of this year.
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Everything Obama touches turns to sh*t. Goodbye ratings, goodbye Oprah.
This is the first falling domino of Obama's obsequious media. Oprah is the first because she was the most enthusiastic.
As I understand it Oprah's ratings are dropping anyway, so it would be better for her to quit while she's still on top
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.
They've really all been influenced in some ways and all been reflected by the path and career set by Oprah Winfrey.
2011?!?!!? I was hoping tomorrow would have been the last Oprah show followed by her immediately moving to a secluded south Pacific island for the next 100 years.
Well They've really all been influenced in some ways and all been reflected by the path and career set by Oprah Winfrey...
Oprah Winfrey wants to concentrate on her coming cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network..So she is leaving the show..I wish all the best for her progress..
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