I am really not a television watcher (much) but I did see Oprah a few times a long time ago. She obviously is a smart business woman.
It is more fascinating for me to dissect how people like Oprah build their success on the psychology that underpins her shows.
The gospel according to Oprah does expose a lot of good issues that need to be brought to people's attention, however she uses her pulpit to preach positive thinking, dream your dreams, happiness hype that obviously get good ratings and a cult following among women in particular.

Not so bad really. It gives people faith, hope and love. The stalwarts of Xianity. (although Oprah would be careful not to put a label on 'a higher being')
If critical thinking is involved and women like Wendy protest about a segment that distorts or is just plain wrong, then that is all fine and good.
However, Oprah has been built up as the high priestess of 'right' and 'tolerance' and what Oprah says goes.
Her message of self-improvement, self-empowerment, self-actualization and don't forget the classic 'spiritual renewal' are eaten up by people seeking to be lifted out of the drudgery of daily life.
Nothing lifts you out of the drudgery (except a good strong cup of coffee in the morning, but as I can't drink coffee I am doubly doomed) then the next day starts all over again. People like to hear the message so the messenger keeps telling it.
It is all smoke and mirrors. This false sense of hope satisfies the masses and lessens their need to think critically for themselves.
She repackages spirituality into inspiring possibilities and has her own Oprahfied language..."I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we're not wise enough to see it."
Each program is carefully structured with confessions and talk, talk, talk, before the participants are empowered by Oprah to move on.
She validates, analyzes, and provides pyscho-babble / liberation so everyone is left feeling good about themselves. It is all neatly tied up with non-judgmental and empathetic bows as she moves onto the next full emotional spin cycle of the Oprah machine.
She is charismatic and really works on being someone we can all relate to.
She soft sells faith and god (whatever you what him / her to be) and her appeal is compelling.
The endless confessions that take place in front of millions of people inevitably lead to forgiveness of self and others.
No musty confessional box for Oprah.

Her newly packaged positive-thinking spirituality is made for sheeples in this modern age.
On a couple of her shows I watched in the past, her pushing of the 'abundance' theory is irksome and smacks of the 'prosperity doctrine' that was doing the rounds in Xtian circles a few years ago.

Just ask Oprah what the secret to her success is:
Oprah says, “Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life, because you become what you believe.
Think of yourself as smart, confident, motivated, and beautiful in your unique way (forget about the skinny models on the magazine covers). Give yourself credit for what you do right, and what you do well. Visualize who you want to be and where you want to go. Before you know it, your actions will match your thoughts, which will become your destiny."

It worked for her..right?

Wendy, "You go girlfriend."
Tell Oprah how it really is.