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Good grief NBC...have you all lost your collective...

2008-09-07T11:29:00.000-05:00

Good grief NBC...have you all lost your collective minds???? Jenna Wolfe is a disaster...rude, loud, obnoxious, relenting in interrupting her co-hosts/interviewees, etc. Makes these GOD awful faces on the air...just like this morning as usual while she was out on the Plaza. She is so non-classy.....a black mark on NBC Today show for all time...YIKES...get her off..our household was blessed over the Labor Day Weekend when she was not on the air on that Sunday...what a suprisingly great gift...but again, today, she was back in all her unprofessional and non-classy person that she is. She is what she is, but does she have to be on NBC?????? Good Grief guys, get a grip already and put her behind the scenes and give the viewing audience some peace already!!!!

Jeff, I have been following the blogs on your site...

2008-05-23T14:27:00.000-05:00

Jeff, I have been following the blogs on your site regarding the Weekend Today Show. It seems according to the May sweeps that there are ALOT of people that like the combination Robach/Holt/Wolfe. You cant argue with ratings.

'WEEKEND TODAY' DOMINATES 'WEEKEND GMA' IN MAY 200...

2008-05-23T12:46:00.000-05:00

'WEEKEND TODAY' DOMINATES 'WEEKEND GMA' IN MAY 2008 SWEEP
Published: May 23, 2008

'WEEKEND TODAY' DOMINATES 'WEEKEND GMA' IN MAY 2008 SWEEP

TOPS "SATURDAY GMA" BY 1.2 MILLION AND "CBS SATURDAY EARLY SHOW" BY 2.2 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS

BEATS "SUNDAY GMA" BY NEARLY 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS

NEW YORK- May 23, 2008 - According to Nielsen Media Research data, NBC News' weekend edition of "Today" outperformed ABC News' weekend edition of "Good Morning America" in total viewers, homes and all key demos for the May 2008 sweep.

For the May sweep, "Saturday Today" averaged 3.774 million viewers, a +46% (+1.195 million) lead over "Saturday GMA's" 2.579 million viewers and +140% (+2.199 million) more than "CBS Saturday Early Show's" 1.575 million viewers.

In homes, "Saturday Today" was No. 1 with a 2.9 rating and a 10 share. "Saturday GMA" placed second with a 1.9/7 and "CBS Saturday Early Show" placed third with a 1.2/5.

In the key demographic of adults 25-54, "Saturday Today" posted a 1.2 topping "Saturday GMA's" 0.9 and "CBS Saturday Early Show's" 0.5.

Versus the May 2007 sweep, "Saturday Today" increased its advantage over "Saturday GMA" in ratings W18-49 (from +38% to +50%) and over "CBS Saturday Early Show" in homes (from +107% to +142%), total viewers (from +1.895 million to +2.199 million) and rating W18-49 (from +120% to +140%).

For the sweep, "Sunday Today" delivered 3.606 million viewers, +56% (1.288 million) more than "Sunday GMA's" 2.318 million viewers. In homes, "Sunday Today" posted a 2.7/10 topping "Sunday GMA's" 1.7/6. In the key demographics of adults 25-54, "Sunday Today" posted a 1.2 beating "Sunday GMA's" 0.8.

Versus the May 2007 sweep, "Sunday Today" increased its advantage over "Sunday GMA" in homes (from +50% to +59%), total viewers (from +1.215 million to +1.288 million), rating W18-49 (from +43% to +57%), rating M25-54 (from +25% to +67%), and rating A25-54 (from +22% to +50%).

Thank you both for your comments. I appreciate the...

2008-05-18T15:23:00.000-05:00

Thank you both for your comments. I appreciate them. If nothing more, comments spark more discussion. Passionate people usually find great engagement in more discussion. As to the first anonymous post, I agree that Jenna is getting better. I have blogged many times about that. She could be a star in the making. The two consistent themes in my early posts however were about making a news story about herself instead of the viewer... and throwing a lot of odd curve balls toward Lester. That's even better these days. Still it was blatant last fall when she started. I have wished Jenna well in many posts. She has a great job. As to creating a forum to bash her, I have not done that. The blogosphere allows all of us to blog about anything. There are many TV gossip sites that are far more harsh on on-air TV talent.

Thanks again for both posts. I appreciate it. Please continue to check back! -- Jeff

A grape in January is a grape in January even if i...

2008-05-18T11:39:00.000-05:00

A grape in January is a grape in January even if it's a raisin in June. Same thing here- if Wolfe was horrible at the beginning, then she was horrible at the beginning no matter how much she improved. There's no reason why someone who criticized Wolfe at the beginning can't comment on her improvements later on.

And yes, going from local news to Today Show is a HUGE jump, which is why Wolfe shouldn't have been promoted so quickly (and thus subject to so much criticism). For a major news show like Today, you let your talent grow behind the scenes, and if you want him/her on air, you let them grow into the role gradually.

"First, I do like Wolfe. She is a very talented on...

2008-05-18T09:20:00.000-05:00

"First, I do like Wolfe. She is a very talented on-air person in her own right."

Are you kidding me? This has turned into a jenna wolfe bashing forum largely because of you - YOU ARE PATHETIC - you jumped on her from day one and now appear to be back pedaling as she starts to adjust to the new role. You have no credibility with how you have handled this situation in my opinion. Going grom local news anchor to the TODAY show is a BIG jump and takes an adjustment period. You failed to recognize this or give her a chance. FYI, all TV stations are turning to younger, energetic personalities. Look at CNBC - Ron Insana is a a perfect case of in with the new and out with the old - he is considered to dry now for CNBC. I dont think you have any right to compliment Wolfe after months of bashing or creating a forum for bashing....