NBC's 'Meet the Press' Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy
NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy
In this week’s edition of Confider, we look at how a major change in the marquee politics show’s staff has raised questions about the future of its host.
Lachlan Cartwright
Editor at Large
Updated Aug. 29, 2022 7:37PM ET / Published Aug. 29, 2022 7:30PM ET
The executive producer of Meet the Press, who NBC announced last week is ”shifting” over to the streaming side, was pushed out amid the Sunday politics show’s ratings woes, two people familiar with the matter told Confider.
John Reiss, who had been EP for the last eight years, was officially punted over to the NBC News Now streaming service, and David P. Gelles, a long-time CNN producer who helped develop the now-defunct CNN+ streamer, was parachuted in to help fix the sinking show, which is down 21 percent in total viewership and 24 percent in the key advertising demographic compared to last year—more than any of the other Sunday politics shows.
Gelles’ first order of business, multiple sources said, is deciding what to do about Chuck Todd, who despite recently signing a two-year extension, as Confider has learned, has baffled many at NBC with how long he’s remained atop the struggling show.
NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker is being groomed to replace Todd, multiple insiders with knowledge of the matter said, and is expected to take on more hosting duties as the midterm elections approach.
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Get a Clue.. chuck Todd is an Enemy of the State!
Ten bucks says Toad ends up at faux. 
Ol Chuckie has had quite the path to the Abyss..
I remember him when I used to like him on C-Span.. he was the one who didn't seem to be snarky and just reported facts.
Then cable got a hold of him and he succumbed to the almighty $$$$$$$$$$
Indeed.
His MTP show isn't worth tuning in for. MSNBC can replace Toad, but the damage has already been done. They need to stick to fact seeking journalism without FEAR or FAVOR. 
But ya'll forgot who came IN BETWEEN "Meet the Tim Russert" and "Meet the Schmuck Toad", and that was "Meet the knuckle-dragger David Gregory".
(although his 6 years there were 6 years too long
)It was horrifying - and moreso for someone like me with gardening as a hobby who listened to WOR's "Garden Hotline" to hear horticulturist and talk host Ralph Snodsmith for 30 years. When Snodsmith was having health issues and had subs to do his show, it was right around when WOR allowed NBC to take over an hour of the show to simulcast Gregory's bullshit every Sunday, right in the middle of what was an 8 - 11 am/3 hour slot.
They eventually dropped the last hour of that garden show. 
Gregory was host from 2008 - 2014 and WOR started doing that simulcast around 2009 - 2010 and kept it in place until he was gone in 2014 (eventually cancelling the "Garden Hotline" show not long after Snodsmith died in 2010).
But in this case, since Schmuck had multiple "roles" - both on NBC and MSNBC, his bullshit was more spread out, going across 2 networks, so he could amplify and double-down on himself, but would spare people who didn't watch all of the programs he appeared on.
