"Oprah Winfrey Show" to End Run in 2011

By Andrew Gans
20 Nov 2009

After 25 years, talk-show host, actress and Color Purple producer Oprah Winfrey will end her stint as the host of the Emmy-winning "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

Variety reports that Winfrey will announce on her Nov. 20 program that when her syndication deal ends in 2011, she will not renew her contract for the long-running talk show.

It remains unclear whether Winfrey will continue the talk show on her new network OWN, a partnership with Discovery Communications. Even if Winfrey chooses not to continue her talk show, OWN will still have the rights to the 25-year catalog of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

In a statement "Oprah Winfrey" distributor CBS said, "We have the greatest respect for Oprah and wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors. We know that anything she turns her hand to will be a great success. We look forward to working with her for the next several years and hopefully afterwards as well."

In the New York metropolitan area, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" airs on WABC-TV, Channel 7 at 4 PM ET.