“Let’s Be Honest,” NBC Exec Says: “We Don’t Like That The Gap Is Getting Smaller”

An unnamed NBC executive talks to Bill Carter and Howard Kurtz:

> NYT: “Let’s be honest, we don’t like to see numbers that are that low. We don’t like that the gap is getting smaller.”

> WP: “Couric and Lauer endorsed the move, said the NBC executive: ‘The feeling was this guy had done all he could do and it was time to freshen up the show once again.’