“The Meredith Vieira Show” has been sold to the NBC Owned Television Stations for its Fall 2014 debut, NBCUniversal announced today.
It is not a surprise that the NBC Owned Station Group would be the first to pick up the show, which will be produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution. In a statement announcing the news, NBC Owned Television Stations president Valari Staab said the group “couldn’t be happier to welcome Meredith Vieira to our 10 stations.”
“”With her genuine warmth, intelligence and likeability, as well as her extraordinary ability to understand and connect with viewers, Meredith is a great addition to our daytime lineup,” Staab said. “We look forward to the Fall of 2014.”
Vieira’s daytime talk show will be produced in New York City from a set that resembles her home. It will air on the NBC owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Miami, San Diego and Hartford.
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“THE MEREDITH VIEIRA SHOW” SOLD TO NBC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS
New Daytime Show Hosted By Meredith Vieira, Set To Debut on 10 NBC Owned Stations in Fall 2014
New York, NY – July 17, 2013 – NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution today announced the new daytime program “The Meredith Vieira Show” has been sold to the NBC Owned Television Stations for its Fall 2014 debut.
The new one-hour talk show starring award-winning TV personality Meredith Vieira, will air on the 10 NBC Owned Television Stations, which include WNBC New York, KNBC Los Angeles, WMAQ Chicago, WCAU Philadelphia, KXAS Dallas-Fort Worth, KNTV San Francisco, WRC Washington DC, WTVJ Miami, KNSD San Diego and WVIT Hartford. The NBC Owned Stations represent more than 27% of the nations’ TV households.
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Meredith Vieira to our 10 stations next year,” said Valari Staab, President, NBC Owned Television Stations. “With her genuine warmth, intelligence and likeability, as well as her extraordinary ability to understand and connect with viewers, Meredith is a great addition to our daytime lineup. We look forward to the Fall of 2014.”
Produced in New York City on a set that resembles her home, “The Meredith Vieira Show” is a multi-segmented, exciting hour that will blend the host’s unique point of view, empathy, and sense of humor with insightful storytelling that will make viewers laugh, learn and feel inspired. Each day, the show will offer a unique blend of daytime fun with a mix of feel-good human interest stories from everyday people to celebrity guests who have an important story to tell, lifestyle segments and key topics that highlight Vieira’s warm, relatable and distinctive personality.
“Meredith Vieira is a gifted broadcaster who already has a wonderful relationship with the daytime viewer,” said Sean O’Boyle, EVP and General Sales Manager, NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution. “Her relatability, humility and generosity are all rare traits which make her so successful on television. We are very excited about taking ‘The Meredith Vieira Show’ to the local marketplace, and with the NBC Owned Stations on board, we are off to a fantastic start.”
With more than two decades of experience, Meredith Vieira has earned numerous awards, including 14 Emmys®, and continues to be a staple on daytime TV. Throughout her successful and diverse broadcasting career Vieira has been a huge part of some of the most successful programs in television history, including “Today,” “Who Wants to be a Millionaire,” “The View,” and “60 Minutes