Oprah Winfrey waves to her fans in Chicago while taping...

Oprah Winfrey waves to her fans in Chicago while taping an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on a three-block stretch of Michigan Avenue near the Chicago River to celebrate the start of the 24th season of her show. Credit: AP File, 2009

Winfrey’s Chicago-based Harpo Productions confirmed the date Friday.

Winfrey announced live on the show in November 2009 that she would end its run after 25 years. She since has launched cable’s Oprah Winfrey Network.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been in reruns for the last few weeks. But Winfrey tweeted Thursday that she was “hard at work planning the final shows” and new episodes would begin April 7.

The final episode brings an end to what has been television’s top-rated talk show for more than two decades.

It airs in 145 countries worldwide.
 

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