Switch to Desktop Site  Oprah Winfrey queen of a declining
empire - daytime TV  Oprah Winfrey announced this week that she
will discontinue 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in 2011. Her timing is
impeccable. Daytime TV is on a steep decline.   In this photo
taken Friday, talk-show host Oprah Winfrey announces during a
live broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago that her
daytime television show, will end its run in 2011 after 25
seasons on the air.  George Burns/Harpo Productions, Inc./AP
About these ads  When Oprah Winfrey exits daytime television in
late 2011, she could be taking an entire era with her.  Daytime
television, once a lucrative channel for advertisers to reach
housewives and college students, is in a transition as the
recession is moving eyeballs away from television sets, with
more people forced to take jobs to sustain household incomes.
Ms. Winfrey's syndicated show, based in Chicago, is considered a
bedrock program for local affiliates in daytime. Its popularity
not only wins advertisers