> Hal Boedeker, Orlando Sentinel: Vieira “brought a fun-loving, down-to-earth manner that fit in with the show’s frothier segments.” She “seemed a bit nervous and somewhat overwhelmed and totally relatable…”
> E! Online: “Cake smashed into faces, onair bickering, gushing over cute boys — maybe Meredith Vieira’s new gig isn’t so different from the old one after all…”
> Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune: “Vieira and Lauer are an inspired pairing. They were even able to turn her flubs into jokes, the true sign of on-air chemistry. Early on, she messed up a line leading in to a commercial. ‘Redo! Redo!’ Lauer yelped…”
> TV Squad on the set: “Very bland and overly futuristic looking is the only way I can describe it. Oh, and very blue. Really, it looks like they were sitting in a hotel lobby bathroom…”
> Gawker now has a highlight reel…
Meredith Debuts: More Instant Reactions
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