Author Topic: Vieira Slated To Leave The Today Show (Read 6912 times)

catkins522 · « **on:** November 08, 2010, 09:56:48 PM »

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2010, 11:52:49 AM »

There's no great buzz about Millionaire anymore, even with the changes, so I'm guessing the show will probably be going out of production after this season anyway. If she's devoting her free time to travel, there shouldn't be any conflict.

brianhenke · « **Reply #2 on:** November 09, 2010, 12:01:25 PM »

Meredith and Al Roker ran the New York City Marathon, BTW.

Brian

weaklink75 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 09, 2010, 01:35:12 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'250518\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 11:52 AM\']There's no great buzz about Millionaire anymore, even with the changes, so I'm guessing the show will probably be going out of production after this season anyway. If she's devoting her free time to travel, there shouldn't be any conflict.[/quote]
I don't know...The ratings are still pretty good,and taping only takes up a few months of the year, so she might leave the day-to-day Today grind but keep Millionaire...

TLEberle · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2010, 02:04:56 PM »

There's no great buzz about Jeopardy anymore, so I'm guessing that show will be going out of production at the end of this season.

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2010, 02:27:10 PM »

[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'250524\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 02:04 PM\']There's no great buzz about Jeopardy anymore, so I'm guessing that show will be going out of production at the end of this season.[/quote]
I disagree, but we'll see.

J.R. · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2010, 02:57:41 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'250527\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 01:27 PM\']I disagree, but we'll see.[/quote]
Whooosh?

clemon79 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 09, 2010, 02:59:04 PM »

[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'250529\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 11:57 AM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'250527\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 01:27 PM\']I disagree, but we'll see.[/quote]
Whooosh?[/quote]
I still haven't figured that out after years of observation. Which I'm pretty sure is exactly how Jimmy likes it, so shame on me for paying attention.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #8 on:** November 09, 2010, 03:15:02 PM »

You know, my opinion is that the original link is hogwash, and the worst kind of hogwash at that. The only tangible thing is that magazine interview where she idly says that she'll know when it'll be time to go, but without any indication of a timetable. Somehow, that became "Meredith is quitting". The story also mentioned "industry insiders", which can mean something when it comes from a reputable news source, but here just seems to be a way of this dude making his non-story sound better. Nobody else is reporting this, outside of more rational takes on the magazine article.

weaklink75 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 09, 2010, 03:17:11 PM »

Well Meredith might not be leaving the show, but Gene Shalit is....

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #10 on:** November 09, 2010, 03:27:07 PM »

[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'250533\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 03:17 PM\']Well Meredith might not be leaving the show, but Gene Shalit is....[/quote]
Leaving many to ask "Wow, Gene Shalit was still on the Today show?"

Brian44 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 09, 2010, 04:30:20 PM »

[quote name=\'brianhenke\' post=\'250519\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 12:01 PM\']Meredith and Al Roker ran the New York City Marathon, BTW.[/quote]

Cool! I've run 9 marathons myself.

Meredith ran about one hour faster than Al, Meredith just under 6:00 and Al just over 7:00.

(Don't mean to brag, but I've finished three marathons in less than half the time that Meredith did.)

catkins522 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 09, 2010, 05:06:48 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'250518\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 11:52 AM\']There's no great buzz about Millionaire anymore, even with the changes, so I'm guessing the show will probably be going out of production after this season anyway. If she's devoting her free time to travel, there shouldn't be any conflict.[/quote]

From my Programming Manager: Her contract from WWaBaM? runs out after 2013-14 season.

Charles Atkins

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #13 on:** November 09, 2010, 09:48:28 PM »

[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'250530\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 02:59 PM\'][quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'250529\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 11:57 AM\'][quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'250527\' date=\'Nov 9 2010, 01:27 PM\']I disagree, but we'll see.[/quote]
Whooosh?[/quote]
I still haven't figured that out after years of observation. Which I'm pretty sure is exactly how Jimmy likes it, so shame on me for paying attention.
[/quote]
For one reason or another, Travis doesn't agree with my reasoned analysis and is refuting it with the notion that Millionaire is somehow equal to Jeopardy in importance here in 2010. If we accept the story about Viera leaving Today to travel with her family, wouldn't it follow that she would not have time for Millionaire? The sub-hosts they've had to fill in for Meredith have been uniformly bland and the show is no longer a watercooler conversation topic, so why would it continue without her? Does it even air in prime access in any market? Travis is so fixated on disagreeing with me that he's making absurd statements. Just let me have my opinion, and if it's wrong, so be it.

TLEberle · « **Reply #14 on:** November 09, 2010, 10:03:14 PM »

You were right Joe, whoosh.