Celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' "Today" show...

Celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News' "Today" show Wednesday in Manhattan. Deen said she is not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. (June 26, 2013) Credit: AP

It's either a fluky blip in a long losing streak, or a rubbernecking moment, or maybe even the beginning of the end of the drought .?.?. Or maybe it was just Paula Deen: But "Today Show" finally beat "Good Morning America" in a single day since last fall, when "Today's" Sandy coverage topped "GMA's"

The figure for Wednesday was: 4.798 million to "GMA's" 4.630 million.

A couple of companies may have severed their ties to Pajula Deen and a network, too, but you can be assured "Today" won't be severing its ties anytime soon. (Matt to Paula: "Y'all come back now, y'hear!") 

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