After her contract ran out earlier this year in 2002, she decided to
continue doing her show until at least 2004.
Her show has an
estimated 14 million viewers each day in the United States.
It is the highest-rated
talk show in television history.
Millions more tune in
to watch in more than 132 countries.
All the books that have
been featured on her on-air book club have become bestsellers. Sadly, Oprah
decided to cancel her book club in April because she felt it was getting
harder to find top-quality novels each month.
lHer
show is among the highest-rated talk-shows, and has earned 31 Emmy
Awards.