Everybody knows that Oprah’s ‘Season’s Favorite Things” show is the most popular show of the year which airs live each year around Thanksgiving. Oprah’s fans will do just about anything to acquire one of the golden tickets and be part of the audience of this special show. Her audience of 300 gets to find out first hand what the season’s favorite things are plus Oprah shares with the studio television audience selected items of her favorite things, no matter what they are or what the cost.
People in the audience literally have gifts thrown at them and are showered with gifts each holiday episode. Some audience members receive over $10,000 worth of gifts. For very obvious reasons this is one of the highest rated shows on TV.
Having your product featured on Oprah’s “Season’s Favorite Things” can be a real eye opener for a company. Oprah’s staff does warn them that they will get slammed, but most really don’t understand what that means until the show airs. One companies sales rose to $450,000 the year it aired and the following year their sales went to $840,000.
Members of the audience receive extravagant gifts each year, totaling in price from $4000 to $15000 and they all have something in common. No sooner than they appear on Oprah’s show the demand for these products goes crazy and with being so close to the holiday’s people want to know…Where they can find them?
In 2007 Oprah’s Favorite Things consisted of 20 items. And to no surprise out of those twenty items, one has been featured in more than one show; can you guess what it is? It may not be called exactly the same thing. Do you know what product it was? Are you guessing what will be in this year’s show?
The manufacturers of these gifts donate them to the show, free of charge. And because they know what Oprah’s show will do for their sales. This year will be no different. Oprah has already had a summer favorite things show and the fall one within days of airing.
Can you guess what will be on this years show? Do you know what was the item that that has featured more than once? Is it possible that it will be featured again this year? Who knows, people are still going crazy for it though and it still remains a bestseller.
