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• Matt Lauer critiques 'Today' show on CNN

  highest-paid newsman in the history of the world said on CNN Wednesday night. "The ratings are not where I want them to be."Yes, Matt Lauer 's first on-air interview since completing his titanic deal may have been official confirmation of what the rest of 12:00 AM Read more »

• Bobby Brown: 'I'm not reason' Whitney Houston died

  to revise his own troubled history or distance himself from it, singer Bobby Brown tells Matt Lauer in a heavily promoted " Today " show interview that he never used narcotics before meeting Whitney Houston nor was he the cause of the relapse that contributed   Read more »

• 'Good Morning America': We beat 'Today'

  day, but we will save any celebrating for when the final numbers come in on Thursday."Last week's "Today" show aired with Matt Lauer on vacation. Meanwhile, "GMA" was back to full strength and featured Robin Roberts' sit-down with Sherri Shepherd , whose emotional   Read more »

• Matt Lauer signs multiyear deal to remain with 'Today'

  Lauer -- the single most important person at the single most important show at NBC, "Today" -- has signed a new deal to remain with the program for two to three more years.The new pact will be announced Friday, ending the Week that Was for for "Today," which   Read more »

• Review: Sarah Palin as 'Today' co-host

  the role for a minute when she stood next to Tori Spelling - but she was a guest. A guest who got a nice easy interview with Matt Lauer at the show's outset, in which she scored and reinforced so many of the platform positions she has espoused over the last   Read more »

Around the web

• Edwards jurors say case lacked proof

  tool goes here Three jurors in the John Edwards trial -- foreman David Recchion, Cindy Aquaro and Ladonna Foster -- join TODAY's Matt Lauer in their New York City studios Friday 6/1 to discuss the mood during deliberations, the reasons they were not able 6:51 PM from Charlotte Observer Read more »

• Mayor Bloomberg supports National Donut Day while defending soda ban plan on 'Today': Daily Buzz

  MSNBC video stillNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended his soda ban plan on the "Today" show while host Matt Lauer called his administration's support of National Donut Day "ridiculous." "It doesn't sound ridiculous," Bloomberg responded on Frid 3:27 PM from Syracuse.com Read more »

• Natalie gets starry-eyed for star Chris Hemsworth

  By Julieanne Smolinski Natalie remained professional during her interview with Chris Hemsworth this morning, but her co-anchors took the opportunity to make it sound as though she was in a deep Victorian swoon. "You're like Al in this, you're playing a g 1:06 PM from MSNBC Read more »

• "Today" Narrowly Wins the Ratings Race in May, Edging "Good Morning America"

  NBC’s “Today” show remained No. 1 in the month of May, winning a nail-biting competition with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” according to Nielsen ratings that were made public on Friday. But the tiny margin between the two shows for the month — 13,000 vie 11:06 AM from The New York Times Read more »

• Matt Lauer Grills Bloomberg Over Banning Large Sodas Yet Celebrating Donuts

  On Friday’s Today show, host Matt Lauer took New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to task over his plan to ban large sugary drinks in restaurants, yet still participating in “National Donut Day”. “It is National Donut Day and your administration has com 10:02 AM from Mediaite.com Read more »