I'm way too emotional for Oprah and don't want to use up all my Kleenex in one show, so I stick to Ellen. That is, if the little ones will let me watch it, we're usually in full-swing in coming in from walking to get my DD off the bus and going to the post office and 4pm is a bit hectic around here...and my DS (4yr old) usually sneaks on Nickelodeon and Ellen comes and goes without me even knowing it was on.
And Ellen strikes me as the type that I could get along with famously. My MIL used to work in wardrobe in the studios and she'd tell me how different stars were to work with and around. I imagine Ellen would be one that would be fabulous and easy going with my MIL.
Kittie: My mom calls her Ellen Degenerate, too. I don't know why it is for you, but my mom calls her that because she's...well...unconventional?...in her private life.