The current second season of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution’s The Meredith Vieira Show will be its last. After wrapping production on the daytime talk show, Vieira will segue to work on NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “I am so sorry to see our show come to an end after this season, but I am also incredibly proud of the work our staff has done and forever grateful to our supportive viewers,” Vieira said in a statement to Deadline. “We promise to spend our final weeks producing the best broadcast we know how. And have a blast doing so!”
The Meredith Vieira Show, hosted and executive produced by Vieira, launched in September 2014 and received a quick Season 2 renewal by its launch group, the NBC Owned Television Stations. After a solid ratings premiere, The Meredith Vieira Show lost steam as its freshman season progressed. It tried to shake things up in Season 2 with a new live format and the addition of panelists. After a shaky return — the Season 2 opener drew a 0.8 household rating and a 0.3 in women 25-54, down 50% and 40%, respectively, from the series debut, compounded by a number of time slot/station downgrades — The Meredith Vieira Show‘s ratings have ticked up and have been stable, averaging a 0.9 household rating and a 0.5 season to date. That is still bellow the established syndicated talkers, and with the challenging economics in daytime, it has proven difficult for recent high-profile new vehicles, like Katie, The Queen Latifah Show, and now The Meredith Vieira Show, to continue beyond their initial two-year carriage deals.
Vieira remains one of the most accomplished morning/daytime hosts with successful stints at The View, Today and the syndicated Who Wants To Be A Millionaire before headlining her own talk show. UPDATE: To fill the void left by the departure of The Meredith Vieira Show, the NBC stations in four top markets, including New York and Los Angeles, are launching a 4 PM newscast, with the 3 PM-5 PM block of Steve Harvey and Ellen sliding to 2 PM-4 PM. (many other NBC stations already have a 4 PM local newscast.) NBCU Domestic TV Distribution has Harry launching in fall 2016, but the syndicated daytime variety show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. was sold to the Fox stations last fall.
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But it was so funny!!!
Funny like a train wreck…
Ugh, I really liked their panel with topics– better than the view. Time slot changes really make a difference — too bad they couldn’t give it more time.
I am sorry that her show won’t return for the third season. Good luck to her next change in life.
I have enjoyed the show. Haven’t had to mute excessive audience noises while feeding infant. You have kept your audience under control in order to get more said/ info out there.
Bellow, do you mean below?
Don’t stop there- ELIMINATE the whole entire daytime talk show genre. Everyone just copies each other anyway.
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sadly they all copy each other, a true statement at best.
As in going back to do horrible Olympic ceremony commentary. She is worse than Gus Johnson.
Well Said! Why would NBC hire someone without any Sports Credentials for this hosting Job? I have, however, never understood Vieira’s appeal in any format. I find her simply annoying.
Back to the Soaps!!!!!!!!!
totally agree. Have hated it all since the soaps are gone. Will watch every day if soaps come back.
Her talk show lasted longer than I thought it would.
Anderson Cooper failed to improve its ratings by going “live;” that should have been a clue as to the reboot’s prospects.
Daytime is littered with big time failures of short lived talk shows with prominent hosts that were ballyhooed as the second coming in daytime. As likable as Viera is, her talk show was neither very good nor groundbreaking. Stop the insanity broadcasters! The world doesn’t need another new daytime talk show. Once Oprah ended her syndicated talk show, daytime never fully recovered or never certainly found an equal to Oprah. Ellen will most likely continue to be the only hugely successful talk show in daytime for a very long time.
Affiliates need to commit to two years of high profile time slots before bailing after the first year– otherwise no show will survive
So True, and do these affiliates really need a 4pm news, because it the samething at 5,6,& 7pm news.
All the talk shows from New York look the same. Tiny studios in a high rise? Yuck. All talk shows should be shot in L.A., at least we have real studios and entertainers in the area. Fallon’s studio looks like they shoot it in a closet.
Time to bring our soaps back. Never watched anything on this station since they cancelled the best soaps. Bring them back!!!!
Panel was so-so. I felt like they were bringing topics up to be controversial. And whomever the panelist was on the right always seemed a little to confrontational. But, I can see why they made the change. Like Meredith, but the show never seemed to find its niche.
I’m very sorry to hear The Meredith Vieira Show is being cancelled. It’s a smart, intelligent, fun show and one of my favorites. I tape it and watch it every night. In a wave of all the shows are the same, this show combined other’s ideas and created new ones of their own. Meredith Vieira is also a delight to watch.
Have taped this entire past season of the Meridith Vierra Show and I have really enjoyed the new format. I believe it is terrible to remove an intelligent, professional journalist, with features oriented-talent as well, from our viewing pleasure. Sad.
What is “oriented-talent”?
I’m really disappointed this show is being cancelled. I’ve loved MV since she was on the View, enjoy the panel and the non divisive quality. So much better than other talk shows.
I enjoy the show and really like the panel.
I really love the show. Until she added the panel that girl on the right that sits across from meridith was to over the top.I loved the show I love her guess. I love her style. Jeans and high heels. .love that
I love Meredith and her show and I’m so disappointed it’s going off the air at the end of this season. I also love the panel and the members and their different perspectives on current topics.
It is a real shame you are cancelling the show… There are so many terrible shows on these days.. When you finally get a good show you take it off
Please rethink your decision.. Thank you
The panel ruined the show. I stopped watching when I realized that no one on the panel was of any interest to me.
I agree.
Meredith, was better in the beginning of her show ALL by herself she has a lot of personality!!!
Not with that panel!
Or put someone with Meredith like Kathy Lee and Hoda.
So sad to see Meredith Go.
Maybe she can go back on the View!
Good luck, Meredith
Angie Styles