Oprah's Finale Wasn't Her Highest Rated Episode 12.09K Brian Moylan 06/08/11 04:08PM Filed to: Briefly Briefly Oprah Winfrey Oprah winfrey show Ratings Television Gettypic A whopping 16.4 million people watched Oprah's final episode, besting even the prime-time competition for the week, but her highest-rated show remains "Why I Love Older Women" from 1993. And that, ladies and gentlemen, will be her legacy.