Jenna Wolfe of NBC’s ‘Weekend Today’ – More of your comments

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You continue to be upset with NBC’s decision to leave Jenna Wolfe on the Sunday edition of “Today’. Here is a compilation of some of the most recent comments add to posts. (FYI: Comments are never edited or changed.). Add your comments below. Check out the other posts as well.
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Anonymous said... (ABOUT THIS POST)
Well said. Jenna hasn't been doing any fluff segments lately. Come to think of it I haven't seen her at all during peak times. Her style fits with midday stay at home somebodies who don't get out of the house. She is rough around the edges and self consumed.

Anonymous said... (ABOUT THIS POST)
Actually I would say that they are trying to make it to the C-team. They fill in for the fill-ins if you get what I'm trying to say. I understand what you are saying too though. They're in a good position to try and have longevitiy at the network. I still think it's absurd that NBC has not named a replacement for Campbell Brown and its been at least 6 months since she left. I think that says a lot about the talent level at NBC News right now. They used to be good at bringing up talent from MSNBC but after Lester Holt, Natalie Morales, and John Seigenthaler, that seems to have abruptly stopped. I definitely do not like Jenna Wolfe and I certainly would not tab her to be the co-anchor of anything. Her skills are best suited for doing the "fun/fluff" pieces that you occassionally see. Having said that Amy has her problems too. There isn't really anything about her that stands out. She's too robotic and when I say that it doesn't mean that she doesn't have a personality. Yesterday I was watching her and I see that she still has the same manner when doing stories. She treats every story with the same tone. Whether she was talking about the economy with the White House Press Secretary or whether she was talking about some latest gadget or something completely different her tone was the same and IMO it shouldn't be that way. I think she is good enough to be on Weekend Today when you consider the talent level that they have but I don't think she could make it farther than that.

Anonymous said...
Interesting comments above...Change is never easy and certainly not for all the above. She brings a personality that may at times be a little over the top however she has already enlightened me to a couple new things since joining the show, namely the pizza tour and guitar bar. Most of you sitting on blogs making these comments would die for half the energy she brings to life, as she gains experience she will find a happy median between being fun and personable while not being over the top...

Anonymous said...
It is fine to have her gain experience, but not at an anchor position. Anchors should be established, not works in progress. I would have no problem with her bringing her energy to a feature report each week, but her "energy" as an anchor looks like an attempt to override Lester Holt instead of working together with him. He just looks so uncomfortable sometimes, I feel bad for him.

Anonymous said...
Jenna is in way over her head and the real loser in all this is the true pro here; Lester Holt. He just seems at a loss with Jenna. It is almost as if he is waiting for the next uncomfortable moment to arise. Amy has grown considerably over the last 6 months and I think in early 2008 she will be given the permanent slot. NBC execs are not idiots, they do realize that Jenna is not quite right for this job. Oh yeah, has anyone noticed the hacking of the poll on this subject? Amy will get a big lead and then all of a sudden in one day Jenna will get a 100 votes? Pretty obvious and pretty petty.

Anonymous said...
So one particular comment indicates that the individual should be ready from day one yet another comment highlights the growth Amy has experienced in the last 6 months? Interesting. Anyway, should an anchor be expected to fit a certain mold and just serve as a sidekick that is required to keep Lester comfortable? I guess, I prefer personality, and not just one, but rather a good mix that bring different perspectives. If this anchor role is meant to serve as Lesters shadow then maybe Jenna isn't the right person as she has proven in a short period of time she is her own person and quite frankly I would never discourage that behavior.

Anonymous said...
You can be ready and still grow in the role. Matt Lauer is a good example. He was ready from the start, but he has really grown into the role over the years.Lester's co-anchor doesn't have to shadow him, but Jenna often seems to try and steal the moment from him. Maybe she's trying too hard, but making the established (and permanent) co-host visibly uncomfortable on camera is not the way to establish a good mix.There's certainly a place for Jenna's personality, but it shouldn't come at the expense of Lester, who seems to command universal respect.

H. Rappaport said...
Researched ratings on the Weekend Today Show on some of the blog sites. This is what I found.......They have been rough on Jenna Wolfe.She had her debut in November.For the month of November, Saturday Today 38% over Saturday GMA.-126% over CBS Early Saturday.25-54 A demo passed Sat GMA and CBS EarlySunday Today-For November 29% more viewers than Sunday GMA. 25-54 A demo Today posted a 1.1 clearly beating Sunday GMA's 0.9As rough as the postings have been, from the Nov sweeps they should try and have her in the mix with Amy.As a benchmark:Campbell announced on 7/22, so lets use 6/23 one month beforeSat Today 3.7 to Sat GMA 2.3Sat Today 2.8 Rating to Sat GMA 1.7Sunday Today delivered 3.2 Million viewers to Sun GMA 2 millionSunday Today posted 1.1 to Sunday GMA 0.6Just found it interesting to look at the numbers rather than the opinions. Not sure but from the postings it seems Wolfe did 2 or 3 partials and 1 complete weekend in November, and 5 partials in December. In your opinion if the ratings held after Brown, dont you feel a permanent replacement would have been announced. I disagree with the assesment of the validity of summer ratings, as they are equally affected across the board. Percentages dont change, total numbers might. I just wanted to use one of Campbell's weeks as the benchmark.I am not sure that I would agree with some of the bloggers regarding changing viewing habits. They are going to be in the minority.

Jeff Parsons said...
Thanks for the numbers. It's always good to add those to all of the opinions. I think we work every day all year for a total ratings picture. Summer is summer.. but it's not really different than last summer. The best comparisons are year to year and never month to month. Good info. THANKS AS WELL TO EVERYONE FOR THE ONGOING FEEDBACK. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE OPEN DISCUSSIONS... WITH STRONG OPINIONS.

Anonymous said...
Campbell Brown was arrogant and rude, and now they replaced her with Jenna Wolfe, who is arrogant and rude. NBC is falling apart, so not shocked that they keep making these kind of dumb mistakes. Feel sorry for Al, Matt and Lester. Thanks for the blog. I was hoping there were others out there that are sad to see the downfall of what used to be "must see tv". Oh yeah, Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!!

Anonymous said...
Those numbers aren't accurate though. I remember this being posted on the MSNBCTV board. The numbers being used to "support" Jenna are from the November sweeps period, a time when the networks usually get some of their highest ratings and number of viewers regardless of who is anchoring. During the summer (the July numbers that were used with Campbell Brown) the number of viewers drops significantly. It always does. Try comparing summer numbers to fall/winter numbers and you will see a dramatic difference. In some cases close to a million viewer differcence. So yeah you can spin numbers anyway you would like but they don't always tell the full story. Also, Amy Robach anchored during that time as well so it's not like only Jenna contributed to the ratings if you can really say there was a contribution.

Anonymous said...
I should add that I would like to see a comparison of the numbers from this November to those from last Novemeber. Or better yet, why not compare several months before Campbell left and after Campbell left over the same months. Just from quickly glancing it would appear that the numbers are down. Weekend Today used to average about 4 million viewers from what i can recall.

Anonymous said...
Network decisions are based on ratings. If the ratings were the same or better Post Campbell I think Amy would have been named permanently to the position. If December ratings are the same as November, and both were supported by the Robach/Wolfe split, why not continue with what is working.


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