On the season premiere of the “Oprah” show this year the reigning queen of daytime talk presented each of her audience members with a brand new car.

The members of the audience screamed, cried and chanted the word “Oprah” in excitement. Oprah has proclaimed this season as her “wildest dreams season,” in which she will make people’s wildest dreams come true.

After almost two decades of swimming in a sea of talk shows with younger, fresher personalities and flashier formats Oprah Winfrey whom the public simply refers to as Oprah remains the favorite. She has interviewed everyone from celebrities and former presidents to convicted murderers, and last week the former “Long Island Lolita,” Amy Fisher.

Her popularity can also be attributed to the millions of dollars in cash and gifts that she doles out to audience members, charities and fans every year. The choice between going to the Oprah show and scoring a new car or going to the Dr. Phil show and being told that you are a dysfunctional loser seems obvious. Every year other networks make attempts to launch a new talk show that will be able to compete with the “Oprah show.”

Although none of the shows have made it as big as Oprah’s show, some have come close. The best runner up in a while has been the show “Ellen,” starring actress and comedian Ellen Degeneres. Ellen’s sarcastic humor and easy going demeanor has made her a winner among guests and audience members. She is a sharp contrast to Oprah, she doesn’t try to tackle the serious topics, her show is ran more like a late night talk show in which celebrity guests appear and talk about their lives and upcoming projects.

Ellen is fun to watch, but you have got to wonder about her longevity. Producers use silly games as filler for the one hour spot, reminiscent of the Rosie O’Donnell talk show, which no longer exists. I think I like Ellen better in stand up comedy, where she really shines and was once deemed by Showtime as “The funniest person in America.”

On a much duller note Tony Danza made his talk show host debut this month, need I say more. Let’s just leave Tony Danza where he belongs, on “Who’s the Boss?” Or in some people’s rendition of the Elton John song “Tiny Dancer.” So far the show has been made up of second rate guests, with the exclusion of Donald Trump, and a typical daytime talk format. To say the least, it’s nothing to write home about and there probably won’t be time to write, I’m not sure how long its going to last.

A lesson to aspiring talk show hosts in the future, leave it to Oprah, one of the only women over fifty that people still enjoy watching.