Zucker: ‘Today’ “Needed A Jolt”

It’s time for the second-day stories about Touchet about, Bell in: “The change is being made because of the ratings,” Jeff Zucker admits to the New York Times today. “I’m being honest about that.” Zucker says he isn’t happy that the gap has been narrowing. “We’ve been too reactive and not sufficiently proactive,” he said. “We thought the show needed a jolt.”

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