‘Oprah’ to End After 2005-06 TV Season
Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey will end her show after the 2005-06 television season after renewing her current contract for two years, the 20th anniversary of the program’s premiere in national syndication.
Winfrey’s current contract runs through the 2003-04 TV season. Viacom Inc.’s King World Productions unit, which distributes the program, renewed the show for an additional two years on seven ABC-owned stations in some of the show’s biggest markets, said Arthur Sando, a King World spokesman.
The show began in 1986 and is the top-rated syndicated program on TV, beating rivals including the “Jerry Springer Show.”
The hourlong program generates about $300 million a year for King World, according to published reports.
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