| The Oprah Winfrey Show | |
|---|---|
 Logo used from 1998 to 2011 | |
| Genre | Talk show Infotainment |
| Created by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Directed by | Joseph C. Terry |
| Creative director | Reed Woodworth |
| Presented by | Oprah Winfrey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 25 |
| No. of episodes | 4,561[1] |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Harpo Studios Chicago, Illinois |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 40–45 minutes |
| Production companies | WLS-TV Chicago (1986–1988) (seasons 1–3) Harpo Productions (1988–2010) (seasons 3–24) Harpo Studios (2010–2011) (season 25) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 8, 1986 – May 25, 2011 |
| Related | |
| Oprah's Lifeclass Super Soul Sunday Oprah's Next Chapter Oprah: Where Are They Now? | |
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The Oprah Winfrey Show[a] is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Oprah Winfrey. The show ran for twenty-five seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in which it broadcast 4,561 episodes. The show was taped in Chicago and produced by Winfrey. It remains the highest-rated daytime talk show in American television history.[2]
The show was highly influential to many young stars, and many of its themes have penetrated into the American pop-cultural consciousness. Winfrey used the show as an educational platform, featuring book clubs, interviews, self-improvement segments, and philanthropic forays into world events. The show did not attempt to profit off the products it endorsed; it had no licensing agreement with retailers when products were promoted, nor did the show make any money from endorsing books for its book club.[3]
Oprah was one of the longest-running daytime television talk shows in history. The show received 47 Daytime Emmy Awards before Winfrey chose to stop submitting it for consideration in 2000.[4] In 2002, TV Guide ranked it at No. 49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.[5] In 2013, they ranked it as the 19th greatest TV show of all time.[6] In 2023, Variety ranked The Oprah Winfrey Show #17 on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.[7]
- ^ Hollingshead, Iain (May 20, 2011). "Oprah Winfrey retires: Those in the spotlight can't bear the final curtain". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (January 29, 2009). "America's Top-Earning Black Stars". Forbes. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Carr, David (November 22, 2009). "The Media Equation – Oprah Winfrey's Success Owes to Decisions That Avoided Common Traps". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ "'The Oprah Winfrey Show': Trivia". Web. Oprah.com. January 1, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows". CBS News. April 26, 2002.
- ^ Fretts, Bruce; Roush, Matt. "The Greatest Shows on Earth". TV Guide Magazine. 61 (3194–3195): 16–19.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Variety. December 20, 2023.
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