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"Oprah Winfrey sure signed off her talk show with a bang.\r\nAccording to a new Nielsen report released Wednesday, Winfrey&amp;apos;s May 25 send-off drew lots of tears -- and big ratings. More than 16 million viewers tuned in to see Winfrey reflect on her career as the finale&amp;apos;s only guest.\r\n\r\nNearly triple The Oprah Winfrey Show&amp;apos;s normal ratings, the May 25 episode -- billed as a &amp;quot;special&amp;quot; by Nielsen -- was her highest-rated installment since 1993&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;Why I Love Older Women&amp;quot; show, watched by 17.3 million viewers.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience,&amp;quot; Winfrey said, closing her May 25 broadcast surrounded by her staff and her beloved cocker spaniel, Sadie. &amp;quot;I thank you for sharing this yellow brick road of blessings. I won&amp;apos;t say goodbye -- I&amp;apos;ll just say, &amp;apos;Until we meet again.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\nThe Oprah Winfrey Show wrapped its 25-year run as the No. 1 talk show for the 630th week in a row.\r\nBy Allison Corneau for Us Weekly. For more Channel Surfing, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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