Oprah Quits!
Nov. 19 2009, Published 1:48 p.m. ET
The Queen of daytime TV is officially ending her reign.
Oprah Winfrey's production company, Harpo, released a statement Thursday saying Oprah will announce the date of her last show on a Friday taping of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
The last show will be at the end of the 25th season on September 25th, 2011.
The announcement comes after months of speculation that Oprah would not be renewing her contract when it expires in two years time.
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It is thought that Oprah plans to move her hit show to the OWN network, which is as of yet to launch.