Live updates from Oprah taping

05/17/11 You could say tonight is Chicago's version of the Oscars. That's because some of the biggest names in Hollywood are expected at the United Center this evening when Oprah Winfrey tapes "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular."

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Also On Today: Oprah's Long Goodbye, New 'Bachelorette'

05/23/11 Daytime TV will do some crazy numbers this week as "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (WFSB, Channel 30, 4 p.m.) ends its 25 year reign with some typically over the top shows all week, running up to the final show Wednesday. For the Monday and Tuesday shows, Oprah held court in front of 20,000 fans at Chicago's United Center and the celebrities queued up to gush over her. Biggies such as Madonna, Tom ...

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Matt's TV Week in Review

05/27/11 share: digg facebook twitter The two-day all-star orgy of self-congratulation at Chicago's United Center - "a love intervention on steroids" is how Oprah described it on her last episode - felt as much like a canonization of the Queen of Talk, the high priestess of self-empowerment, than a mere celebration. Who didn't get the vapors along with a tearful Oprah when that chorus line of Morehouse ...

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