Oprah Winfrey: is she irreplaceable in daytime?

No loss on Oprah. Don’t really care who fills her time slot. Really like Ellen.

As far as soaps … Y&R is the only one I keep up with these days.

Oprah has her fingerprints on most of the daytime talk shows – Rachel Ray, Phil, Nate Berkus, and Jenny McCarthy. She’s not going anywhere because she’s got “surrogates” working for her.

Who can fill her place? I like Wendy Williams. She’s funny, she’s hip, she’s real. She could take Oprah’s place. At one time i thought Rolanda would do it, but she pulled out and she’s producing now.

Whatever, who cares.

Oprah jumped the shark a long time ago. She lost all credibility showcasing phony authors and making lousy political endorsements.

Oprah certainly loves her name – The Oprah Show, O Magazine, Oprah Network….what’s next? The United States of Oprah? She’s much to about “me, me, me”.

I would like to see either Tyra or Wendy Williams fill that role…not Ellen. She does not need to leave NBC for ABC, because then there would be her vacuum at NBC. Taking Oprah’s “place” is not just speaking about her 4 p.m (Or whatever it is in your market) showing on ABC-its taking her figurative place as THE definitive talk show host of our time. Ellen is already making a name for herself in that regard. But so is Tyra. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tyra switches from the CW to ABC in 2011. Tyra seems to be the voice of the young generation, especially young women. She could carry that torch for quite a while as those young women grow up and begin to have families of their own, the same way Oprah’s fan base has grown with her over the last 25 years. Wendy Williams is also a possible name to throw around, but she’s not on the short list. Not yet- her show is starting to make a name for itself too but its till just a new show and needs to be more established before it takes Oprah’s place, however Tyra’s show is established and her following is cemented already. But I guess time will tell, won’t it?