Syndie Poll Rewards Stability; Winfrey, McGraw, Seinfeld Again Top TVWeek List.(Special Report:...

Byline: Christopher Lisotta and James Hibberd

The Queen of Talk is still the mistress of her domain.

Once again Oprah Winfrey is No. 1 on TelevisionWeek's 2005 list of the Most Bankable Stars in Syndication. In results that show our jury of panelists sticking with proven winners, Phil McGraw and Jerry Seinfeld-last year's No. 2 and No. 3, respectively-were also voted into the same spots this year.

Stability is the name of the game in syndication, with seven of the top 10 vote-getters being veterans of our yearly survey that polls syndicated talent