Yes! Ryan Seacrest would be a good fit for The Today Show.

No! Ryan Seacrest would be a terrible replacement for Matt Lauer.

I'd give Ryan Seacrest a chance.

CBS has tried pretty much everything to make The Early Show competitive with NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America, with little luck. Now it’s changing things up once again. According to the New York Times, Charlie Rose and Gayle King are joining The Early Show, which will focus on hard news. Reportedly, the show’s new format will take a page from MSNBC’s Morning Joe and ABC’s The View and be more conversational.

The plan calls for Mr. Rose, who has contributed in the past to the network’s most popular program, “60 Minutes,” to help lead the 7 a.m. hour with Ms. Hill, who joined CBS from CNN in early 2010. READ MORE

 

Yes kids, you read the headline correctly. Momanger Kris Jenner stopped by Today this morning to do damage control and plug her book, Kris Jenner...And All Things Kardashian. Jenner told Ann Curry, despite reports her daughter Kim Kardashian made millions off her 72-day marriage to New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries, the reality star actually didn't make a dime. Uh, okie dokey, sure! Jenner also denied the marriage was created for their reality show and stated: 

 

 It certainly wasn't a sham. We have enough going on on our show. We don't need to make things up. She really felt that she was in love with him... I had no idea there was a problem at the time.

Watch Mama Kris attempt to go to the mat for one of her cubs after the jump! READ MORE

It looks like the ratings race between NBC’s Today Show and ABC’s Good Morning America is getting a bit more interesting. According to the Wall Street Journal, GMA “moved to within a daily average of 397,000 viewers of Today” during premiere week in September. In its coverage of the WSJ’s article, The Hollywood Reporter reveals Today’s average lead over GMA shrank to just 270,000 viewers last week. However, it isn’t all bad news for NBC's money maker. Reportedly, “it continues to dominate among the core viewers aged 25 to 54 years.”

Now that ABC’s deal with Katie Couric, to host her own talk show, is a done, longtime Couric friend and former NBCUniversal president and CEO Jeff Zucker is talking about their upcoming project.  The Hollywood Reporter filed this report from Promax BDA, where Zucker appeared with CNN’s Ali Velshi at a Q&A session.

“I think Katie is a unique brand in television. The mere fact that we can just say, 'Katie,' and everyone knows who you’re talking about is evidence of that fact. I think what people have missed for a long time is the Katie who was part of …the Today show and who is big enough to have fun and be serious all in one show. That’s really what you’ll see [on her talk show]. That’s what her brand is. It’s a brand that has credibility and fun. Our hope is we take that into that program. It’s a tremendous opportunity.”

Zucker was also asked about the disastrous Jay Leno primetime experiment. READ MORE

Where in the world is Matt Lauer? At this exact moment I’m not sure, but I know where he will be. TVLine is reporting that The Today Show host will be appearing as himself in an upcoming episode of USA’s hit series Royal Pains.

The episode, titled “Ta Da For,” finds Lauer attempting to vacation in the Hamptons — though Evan’s (Paulo Constanzo) incessant pestering for a Today profile on HankMed makes relaxing difficult for the daytime TV staple.

Royal Pains' season premiere aired June 29.

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