Check on the current reservation availability list at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" website. If they don't have seats available for the dates you would like, this handy tool will let you know. At the season mid-point, the show representatives typically will post an announcement saying there are no available seats for the current season and urge audience hopefuls to check back at the beginning of the next season.
Make reservations by phone through the audience department. According to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" website, the show is so popular that the demand for tickets continually exceeds the supply. That means most callers get a busy signal when they call, and that can happen over and over again. Keep trying, though, because you will eventually get through.
Keep an open mind about your possible dates when reserving tickets. Many people who finally get through to the audience department are usually so happy to be speaking with a human being that they are willing to grab tickets for the first available date. Learn from these people.
Go to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" website and click on the link, "Be on the Show." The link will bring you to a list of topics that upcoming Oprah shows will tackle and a list of ongoing topics.
Click on a topic if you have a story to tell or if you are knowledgeable about the topic. You will be taken to a form you can use to submit your information to the producers. Just be sure that your motives are genuine--being on stage with Oprah is quite different from being in the studio audience.
Do not assume that you can show up at Harpo Studios to get a walk-in or standby ticket. In Oprah land, standby and walk-in tickets do not exist. Showing up without a ticket will be a waste of your time.