'Today' Ratings Jump After Megyn Kelly's Departure

If there was any question about whether or not Megyn Kelly was holding back the ratings of the Today show on NBC, the question seems to have been answered. Not only did Today's ratings decline when Kelly took over the 9 o'clock hour of the show, ratings seem to be rebounding substanstially after she was ousted from the job. Read on for details.

Via Page Six.

Viewers are returning to the 9 a.m. hour of the “Today” show after Megyn Kelly’s ouster.

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Variety reports that since Kelly was canned about three weeks ago, “viewership in the key demographic favored by advertisers in that time period is up around 10 percent.”

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The news will perhaps not surprise NBC brass, who saw viewers abandon the time slot in droves after Kelly took over from Tamron Hall and Al Roker in 2017.

Anecdotally, “Today” also saw a spike in viewers after it fired Matt Lauer last November.

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