Erica Hill To NBC’s Weekend ‘Today’: Reports

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday October 12, 2012 @ 11:50am PDT

NBC and CBS won’t confirm, but if true it’s the latest stop for Erica Hill, who was replaced on CBS Morning Show over the summer by Norah O’Donnell. Hill would join Today‘s weekend show as co-host alongside Lester Holt, who currently anchors the show solo Saturdays and co-hosts with Jenna Wolfe on Sundays. Hill joined CBS as co-host of The Early Show in 2010 after a stint as news reader and correspondent on Anderson Cooper 360 at CNN. CBS retooled Early Show this year and hired Charlie Rose and Gayle King to co-anchor alongside Hill, who was the only member left of the previous incarnation of the show.

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It’s Official: Willie Geist Joining ‘Today’

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Wednesday October 10, 2012 @ 5:44am PDT

I know, old news — but this time it comes directly from NBC and with a few new details. Beginning November 12, Willie Geist will become co-host for the 9 AM hour of Today, Read More »

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‘Good Morning America’ Continues Its Steady Ratings Rise Over ‘Today’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday October 4, 2012 @ 11:05am PDT

GMA’s steady rise in ratings over rival NBC’s Today in the past few months shows no sign of slowing down. GMA opened the 2012-13 season as the No. 1 morning news program in both Total Viewers (4.95 … Read More »

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‘Today’ Exec Producer Defends Ann Curry Ouster, Rips ‘Good Morning America’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday September 26, 2012 @ 2:11pm PDT

Today has been more a soap opera than a morning-news program of late, and executive producer Jim Bell today finally addressed some of the drama. The best part of his comments to the New York Times is his contention that among the many reasons for Today ending its 16-year winning streak in the ratings to rival Good Morning America is that Today is a “more serious show”. When asked if he meant that GMA is more a tabloid-style program, he said, “Yes, that’s what I’m saying”. As for the ouster of Ann Curry after only a year as co-anchor, Bell said that decision was all his — and not anchor Matt Lauer’s, as had been rumored. “Hindsight is 20/20″, Bell said. “You can sit there and think this or that, but we’re comfortable with that decision (to make her anchor) and the one we’ve made now.” Read More »

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Willie Geist Will Host Third Hour Of ‘Today’: Report

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Monday September 24, 2012 @ 1:01pm PDT

News about the move comes from anonymous sources who spoke to The New York Times‘ Brian Stelter, who’s writing a book about the morning newscasts. He says Willie Geist will serve as a backup to Matt … Read More »

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NBC News’ Steve Capus Apologizes, Sort Of, For ‘Today’ Not Observing 9/11 Silence

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday September 12, 2012 @ 8:23pm PDT

NBC News President Steve Capus apologized to managers of the network’s affiliated stations — not for deciding not to observe a moment of silence marking the 11th anniversary of 9/11 during Tuesday’s Read More »

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‘Today’ Idiotically Stays With Kris Jenner Interview During 9/11 Moment Of Silence

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday September 11, 2012 @ 12:18pm PDT

All the cable networks and rival morning shows Good Morning America on ABC and CBS This Morning carried the moment of silence this morning to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama … Read More »

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‘GMA’ Pulls Ahead Of ‘Today’ By Biggest Margin In Decades

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Friday September 7, 2012 @ 2:11pm PDT

Good Morning America beat rival Today last week in total viewers and the adults 25-54 demo by the widest margin in 18 years. GMA outperformed its NBC morning-show rival by 883,000 total viewers for the week of August … Read More »

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Curry’s 1st ‘Today’ With Lauer Since Ouster

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday August 9, 2012 @ 10:53pm PDT

In her first interaction with Matt Lauer since her ouster from NBC’s Today show in June, Ann Curry introduced her report on Australian photographer Adam Pretty during the show’s second hour. But the former co-host did … Read More »

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NBC ‘Today’ Promo On Missy Franklin Spoils Net’s Coverage Of Swimming Win

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday July 31, 2012 @ 8:14am PDT

“When you’re 17 years old and win your first gold medal, there’s nobody you’d rather share it with,” a promo for a Tuesday Today segment with swimming star Missy Franklin said on NBC Monday night. In yet another … Read More »

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‘GMA’ Finishes No. 1 In Total Viewers & Adults 25-54 For First Time In 17 Years

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday July 26, 2012 @ 9:23am PDT
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Good Morning America RatingsThe London Olympics could not come soon enough for embattled NBC morning show Today. Rival Good Morning America tied Today in adults 25-54 (1.737 million) for the week of July 16 and logged its … Read More »

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Viewer Backlash Over Ann Curry’s Ouster? ‘GMA’ Beats ‘Today’ on Friday

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday July 2, 2012 @ 10:09am PDT

It was a good morning for Good Morning America on Friday. The ABC show beat out rival Today in the ratingsone day after Today’s Ann Curry… Read More »

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It’s Official: Savannah Guthrie Named ‘Today’ Co-Anchor

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday June 29, 2012 @ 10:19am PDT

Savannah Guthrie TodayThe expected news came this morning, one day after Ann Curry’s tearful goodbye on Today. Savannah Guthrie‘s upgrade is effective immediately, putting her on the NBC morning show’s anchor team of Matt Lauer, Al … Read More »

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‘Today’ Co-Host Speculation Heats Up

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 28, 2012 @ 9:48pm PDT

In the wake of Ann Curry’s tearful goodbye this morning on Today, speculation about her replacement has escalated. Some news outlets are saying that Savannah Guthrie will be sitting in Curry’s chair next to Matt Lauer tomorrow morning, … Read More »

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‘Today’s Ann Curry Tearfully Apologizes For Not Carrying “Ball To The Finish Line”

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday June 28, 2012 @ 6:52am PDT

“This is not as I expected to ever leave this couch after 15 years,” the Today co-host said this morning, when she announced today is her last day as a regular co-host on the NBC morning show. “They’re giving me some fancy new titles which essentially mean I’m going … Read More »

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Ann Curry Confirms Exit From ‘Today’, Will Lead NBC News-Gathering Team Of 7

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 11:53pm PDT

Ann Curry Leaving Today ShowAnn Curry will bid viewers adieux this morning from her spot as co-host of NBC’s Today show, she told USA Today. “I’m going to have to tell our viewers. That’s what … Read More »

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‘Today’ Boss Mum On Reported Anchor Shakeup

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 27, 2012 @ 12:18pm PDT

Today Anchor Ann CurryUPDATE, 4:15 PM: The NY Times is now reporting that Curry will announce her departure from the show tomorrow morning. It did not say whether Thursday will also be her last day.

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More Speculation About Ann Curry Exit From NBC’s ‘Today’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 2:53pm PDT

Ann Curry ReplacementNBC executives are negotiating in secret on plans to replace Ann Curry on the Today show, the New York Times reports. Curry’s future as co-host has been in doubt for some time, especially after ABC’s Good … Read More »

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Regis and Kathie Lee Reunite On NBC’s ‘Today’: Video

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 20, 2012 @ 2:42pm PDT

It was just like yesterday this morning on Today, where Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford reunited as co-hosts for the first time in 12 years. Philbin sat in for the absent Hoda Kotb on the NBC morning show. Philbin and Gifford co-hosted Live! With Regis And Kathie Lee until … Read More »

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