“The Meredith Vieira Show” will end after its current second season, according to multiple media reports.
Vieira will end her time on the daytime talk show and then transition to coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for NBCUniversal.
“The Meredith Vieira Show” first launched in 2014 on NBC-0owned television stations and quickly received a second season renewal. Sagging ratings forced a format change on the show, but it continued to lose steam in the crowded daytime market.
“The Meredith Vieira Show’s” Season 2 premiere (the week ending Sept. 13, 2015) attracted 1.077 million viewers, with a 0.9 household rating. That overall audience number is down 34.7 percent from the debut week.
Her second week (ending Sept. 20) pulled the same rating, though with 1.048 million total viewers — a 27.7 percent decline from the comparable period last year.
The show’s cancellation makes it the latest recent daytime talker to get the ax, with “The Queen Latifah Show” and “Katie” with Katie Couric all getting cancelled within the last year and a half.
Vieira was the original moderator on “The View” when it launched on ABC in 1997, leaving that show in 2006. She also hosted “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” from 2002-2013. She also took over for Couric as the co-host of “Today” in 2006, eventually transitioning to the role of special correspondent.
Daytime Emmy Awards 2015: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Deidre Hall ("Days of our Lives")
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Tyra Banks hosted the awards
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Heather Tom ("Bold and the Beautiful")
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Karla Mosley ("Bold and the Beautiful")
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Melody Thomas Scott ("Young and the Restless")
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Kristian Alfonso ("Days of our Lives")
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Shemar Moore ("Criminal Minds" and ex-"Young and the Restless")
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Mary Beth Evans ("Days of our Lives")
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Jennifer Gareis ("Bold and the Beautiful")
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Jen Lilley ("Days of our Lives")
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Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler and Julie Chen ("The Talk")
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Steve Harvey and Marjorie Bridges
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Finola Hughes ("General Hospital")
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Genie Francis (ex-"General Hospital, ex-"Young and the Restless")
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Martha Madison (ex-"Days of our Lives")
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Alison Sweeney and husband David Sanov (ex-"Days of our Lives")
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Kate Linder ("Young and the Restless")
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Eileen Davidson ("Young and the Restless," "Days of our Lives" and "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
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Suzanne Rogers ("Days of our Lives")
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John Aniston ("Days of our Lives")
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Haley Pullos ("General Hospital")
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Matthew Ashford (ex-"Days of our Lives")
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Nancy O'Dell ("Entertainment Tonight")
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Tracey Edmonds ("Extra")
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Giuliana Rancic ("E! News")
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Melissa Rivers ("Entertainment Tonight")
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Chrissy Teigen (The FAB Life) and John Legend
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Kim Matula ("Bold and the Beautiful")
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Katherine Kelly Lang ("Bold and the Beautiful")
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Marie Osmond and Charo
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Chrystee Pharris, Crystal Hunt, Donna Mills, Lindsay Hartley ("Queens of Drama")
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J. Alexander
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See what the nominees, presenters and guests wore to the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California