Oprah Winfrey : Analysis
Before it was canceled, Rosie O'Donnell's "The Rosie Show" was drawing just 150,000 viewers per week.

Oprah cancels Rosie: Who's to blame?

After five months of embarrassingly low ratings, Winfrey pulls the plug on OWN's The Rosie Show. Here, four reasons why O'Donnell's show failed

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
According to critics, "Oprah's Next Chapter" finds the "master interviewer" back on her game, no longer "um-hmming" robotically.

Oprah's Next Chapter: Will Winfrey's bid to save OWN work?

The former Queen of Daytime is back in front of the camera in a new reality series on her struggling cable network

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
The new reality show "Oprah's Next Chapter" follows the famous talk show host as she travels around the world to pal around with celebrities, including Steven Tyler in his New Hampshire home.

Can Oprah's reality show rescue OWN?

The Queen of Talk will get back in front of the cameras for Oprah's Next Chapter, a new series she hopes will halt her network's ratings slide

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
Oprah is taking a more hands-on role as CEO of her cable network, which has underwhelmed since launching in January.

Can Oprah save OWN?

The Queen of Talk will take over as CEO of her struggling network, in an attempt to end the anemic ratings and bad buzz

 
Oprah Winfrey : Best Video
After 25 years of guests, Oprah Winfrey said goodbye on her own, addressing her loyal fans directly for an hour.

Oprah's 'brave' solo finale

The Queen of Talk commandeered the stage alone for the full hour, sharing final bits of wit and wisdom in what she called a "love letter" to her fans

 
Oprah Winfrey : The List
Oprah Winfrey encouraged Americans to get back into reading with her wildly popular book club, and made literary figures like Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou into household names.

5 things Oprah taught America

With the last episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show airing this week, a look at the lessons we've learned from the Queen of Talk

 
Oprah Winfrey : Slideshow
Oprah Winfrey

Oprah's best interviews: A slideshow

With her last show set for Wednesday, here's a look back at some of the best moments from the Queen of Talk's 25 years on the air

 
Oprah Winfrey : The List
Some say a fitting end to Oprah's final show would be in an interview with the talk show queen herself.

Oprah's final guest: 5 theories

After more than two decades, The Oprah Winfrey Show will end this month, and speculation about the finale is mounting

 
Oprah Winfrey : Wit
Oprah Winfrey during a taping this month: The media tycoon announced she will end her much-loved show earlier than planned to focus on her network, OWN.

Oprah's last show: Will planet Earth survive?

The media's most powerful woman will wrap up her talk show in May — and bloggers are already relishing the finale's over-the-top flourishes

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
Barely two months old, Oprah's much-anticipated OWN network isn't getting enough love from fans who may be craving more from the host.

Oprah's OWN ratings disaster: 4 theories

The queen of talk's new channel is struggling to win over viewers. What's to blame?

 
Oprah Winfrey : Instant Guide
Oprah's half-sister Patricia spent most of her childhood in foster homes and, unlike Oprah, has children of her own.

Oprah's half-sister: An instant guide

The talk show queen introduced the world to her long-lost half-sister, Patricia. Who is she, and what is her story?

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
Oprah's big family secret may have shaken her "to the core," but some bloggers were less impressed.

Oprah's half-sister revelation: A 'publicity stunt'?

Turns out the talk-show queen has a long-lost half sister. But the timing of the revelation has some critics questioning whether Winfrey used it as a ratings ploy

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
Oprah will reportedly appear on her 24/7 network only two or three times a week.

Rating Oprah's OWN network

The Oprah Winfrey Network launched on January 1. Can the Queen of Daytime TV become even more influential or is she setting herself up to fail?

 
Oprah Winfrey : Fact Sheet
Oprah admits in Parade Magazine that she isn't worried about a Palin bid for the presidency.

The Oprah 'Parade' interview: 6 revelations

With the launch of her own network just over a week away, the queen of talk dishes on Sarah Palin, "Dancing with the Stars," and Colin Powell offering her an ambassadorship

 
Oprah Winfrey : Opinion Brief
Katie Couric has the name recognition, but some bloggers say she may be too divisive to draw a daytime audience.

Katie Couric: The new Oprah?

The "CBS Evening News" anchor is reportedly considering a return to daytime. Could she be the next queen of talk?

 
Oprah Winfrey : Best Column
Oprah's bond with her audience goes well beyond most TV-mediated relationsips, says Brian Lowry in Variety.

Oprah's real job: Manufacturing experts

The talk show queen's true power and worth lies in her ability to endorse — and essentially create — other authority figures, says Brian Lowry in Variety

 

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