Oprah Winfrey ran the interview, but Lance Armstrong ran the show. The second part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong airs Friday. (AP) The major disappointment in the first part of Winfrey's "worldwide exclusive" Thursday night was her inability to steer Armstrong in any direction other than the one he wanted to go. She led him to the precipice of some very dark places, yet she allowed him to avoid entering. And what's worse, Armstrong was able to subtly but effectively push across the (extremely disputable) point that he was only participating in a "culture" that was bigger than he was. That was Armstrong's biggest win on Thursday, and Winfrey's biggest loss. The interview started off very well for Winfrey. Her use of several yes-or-no questions about Armstrong's doping during the Tour de France proved a terrific sound bite. Winfrey elicited a confession from Armstrong, which was the most crucial aspect of the interview. In t...

Tuesday morning on CBS, Oprah Winfrey said that Lance Armstrong "brought it" to the interview she had taped with him the day before. Now that we've seen the interview Thursday night, we know that isn't exactly true. Yes, he admitted to doping and lying and lying and doping and lying and doping some more. But what else could he do? The evidence gathered and the actions taken by the United States Anti-Doping Agency have made it impossible for him to do anything else. But anyone who watched the 90 minute conversation and didn't walk away understanding they were listening to a sociopath who still thinks he's the smartest guy in the culture wasn't paying attention. This is one sick dude, and Winfrey was surgical in peeling back the flesh and adjusting the lens so that we could clearly see the pathology that's eaten away at the place where Armstrong might have once had a conscience or some sense of right and wrong. Winfrey's the one who brought it to the...

Lance Armstrong s interview with Oprah Winfrey , in which he is expected to deliver a confession to using performance-enhancing methods to win the Tour de France seven times, is less than two hours away. Armstrong, 41, sat down with Winfrey for 2 1/2 hours at a hotel near his home in Austin, Texas, on Monday, and Winfrey said she was satisfied with Armstrongs responses to questions she said were exhaustively researched. The interview will air on the Oprah Winfrey Network at 9 p.m. Eastern time, and can be seen at 6 p.m. Pacific on some satellite providers and streamed on Oprah.com PHOTOS: Lance Armstrong through the years Armstrong has fiercely denied using performance-enhancing drugs like testosterone and the energy boosting substance EPO for more than a decade, citing hundreds of clean test results. Yet, in 1996, a former teammate Frankie Andreu and his wife, Betsy, say they heard Armstrong confess to using performance-enhancing drugs in a conversation with cancer doctors in India...

The interview is generating a wave of publicity for OWN, the network Winfrey launched in 2011 to poor ratings OWN only averaged 147,000 viewers aged 25 to 54 during primetime in 2012 By James Nye PUBLISHED: 13:15 EST, 16 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:00 EST, 16 January 2013 Oprah Winfrey is hoping her hotly anticipated confessional interview with Lance Armstrong will boost the lackluster ratings of her network, OWN. With the interview now spread over two nights and not one as originally planned, OWN is selling advertising space at premium prices and expects record viewing figures. Launched in 2011 to poor ratings, this interview marks a step up in Winfrey becoming more involved in programing such as the Armstrong interview which appears on her weekly 'Oprah's Next Chapter'. Scroll down for video It has been reported that Oprah Winfrey is hoping the success of her interview with Lance Armstrong will lead to a rise in ratings at her OWN network The network, a joint venture wi...

Armstrong was responded to media reports that he was not totally frank in his stunning admission of guilt 'I left it all on the table with her and when it airs the people can decide' Interview to be broadcast Thursday and Friday on Oprah on USDA allegations 'I have no idea what the future holds other than me holding my kids,' By Matt Blake and James Nye PUBLISHED: 17:36 EST, 16 January 2013 | UPDATED: 17:51 EST, 16 January 2013 Lance Armstrong says that he left nothing out of his confessional interview with Oprah Winfrey that will air this coming Thursday and Friday. Responding to suggestions that he was less than frank with his revelations to Winfrey during Monday's recording, Armstrong, 41, said he will let viewers judge for themselves how candid he really was. 'I left it all on the table with her and when it airs the people can decide,' he said in a text message to The Associated Press. Scroll Down for Video Lance Armstrong has responded to claims tha...

Stars turn to Oprah because she creates a comfortable atmosphere By Breeanna Hare CNN January 16, 2013 If Oprah Winfrey were a close friend and you had a secret to tell, she'd be an obvious choice to go to for some relief. Not necessarily because she wouldn't broadcast it, but because she'd probably hold your hand, ease the tension, listen sympathetically and not make you feel too bad about yourself if the secret's more like a skeleton. You both might even shed a few tears. In essence, this is the persona that Winfrey has crafted over the years as she's moved from newcomer host on AM Chicago, to the queen of daytime TV with The Oprah Winfrey Show, to the current chief executive officer of OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. She's relatable, but still inspiring; candid without being crass; and about as vulnerable as a billionaire media titan can be. One of Oprah's major products is redemption, Kathryn Lofton, a professor of religious and American studies at Yale ...