NBC Execs “Aren’t Hitting The Panic Button” & They “Aren’t Blaming Meredith”

“Both ABC and CBS are crowing that in the crucial sweeps last month, the Today show had its lowest viewership in eight years — and a ratings decline of about 10 percent from a year earlier. But execs at NBC aren’t hitting the panic button, and they certainly aren’t blaming Meredith Vieira, who replaced Katie Couric last fall,” today’s Page Six says.

The column quotes an NBC suit: “If you told me, you’re going to lose Katie Couric, arguably the most influential person in the history of morning TV, and you’re not going to lose viewers, I’d sign on for that.”