‘Oprah’ Finale Raked in 16M Viewers

She exits with her most-watched episode in 18 years

The "The Oprah Winfrey Show" finale attracted 16.4 million viewers, the long-running daytime talk program's production company announced Wednesday.

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This figure makes the TV icon's May 25 sign-off the show's most-watched episode in more than 18 years — since February 15, 1993, to be exact, when Oprah entertained the cougar-centric topic "Why I Love Older Women" and scored 17.3 million viewers.

The final three episodes of the show — including the May 23 and 24 "farewell spectaculars" — collectively drew an average of 13.9 million total viewers.

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