On the Nov. 17, 2019 edition of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, the “And Now” segment was entitled “A Look Back at Al Roker Delivering the Thanksgiving Kiss of Death” which featured a montage of clips of “The Today Show” weatherman at various Thanksgiving Day parades providing on-air promotions of NBC shows that […]
Hoda Kotb, who has filled in on NBC’s “Today” show since Matt Lauer was fired in November, is now officially replacing him in the 7 a.m. ET hour. Kotb and Savannah Githrie broke the news on-air this morning. ”We’re very fortunate to have someone like Hoda who brings immense talent and tremendous positive energy, and […]
The news of the termination of ‘Today’ show anchor Matt Lauer represents a seismic change in morning television as well as another example of the consequences of sexual misconduct. Here are clips of how the other news programs reported and reacted to the story: “CBS This Morning” ABC’s “Good Morning America” MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” CNN’s […]
At the start of the Nov. 29 edition of NBC’s morning news program “Today“, anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb reported on the termination of now-former colleague Matt Lauer from NBC News due to sexual harassment of a female employee. “This is a sad morning here today and at NBC News,” Guthrie said. “As I’m […]
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Matt Lauer has been fired from NBC News after an employee filed a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network announced. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the “Today” show this morning, where Lauer has been an anchor for two decades. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said in a […]
NBC’s coverage of “The 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” has delivered the highest metered-market rating for any entertainment telecast on the broadcast networks since the Oscars in February, according to Nielsen Media Research. From 9 a.m.-noon on Thursday, the parade, hosted by “Tpday’s” Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker, averaged a 12.5 rating/27 share […]
From Campaign US: The year kicked off with a daytime TV pairing straight out of 1997: Katie Couric co-hosted NBC’s “Today” with Matt Lauer last week while Savannah Guthrie is on maternity leave. As you might remember, Couric was “America’s Sweetheart” when she joined the veteran morning franchise in 1989 as a political reporter, and […]
Katie Couric returns to co-host the “Today” show with Matt Lauer for the week of Jan. 2-6, filling in for Savannah Guthrie who’s on currently maternity leave. Couric gained most notoriety as “Today” show anchor with Bryant Gumbel from 1991-96 and with Lauer from 1997-2006. Her presence along with the show’s move to the Rockefeller […]
[socialpoll id=”2386385″] The NBC News Commander-in-Chief Forum drew a total of 14.7 million viewers on NBC and MSNBC on Wednesday, more than any broadcast network primary debate of this election cycle. According to Nielsen Fast National data, the one-hour program averaged 4.0 million viewers A25-54 (3.3 rating) and 3.0 million viewers A18-49 (2.4 rating) on […]
