TV Guide‘s Stephen Battaglio cites an unnamed source saying TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira will leave the top-rated morning show when her contract expires later this year. “(Vieira) is said to be weary of the demanding early morning hours and is ready to move on,” reports Battaglio, who notes that Vieira has spoken about the health of her husband as a factor in any decision to extend her stay at TODAY.

Battaglio reports Vieira has “been in discussions with NBC News executives for several months about extending her deal, which is up in September,” and quotes a source saying “NBC is doing everything they can to convince her to stay.”

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Esquire, Fortune, Playboy, Vanity Fair, New York: End the War on Christmas Magazine Covers! Who knows, magazines might even increase those newsstand sell-through numbers that are all doing so terribly if they just get back into the holiday spirit. To make a case, we’ve collected the Top 20 Christmas Magazine Covers of All Time.

As part of a week-long prank battle the hosts of the popular morning show traded tricks in order to playfully embarrass the unsuspecting. So you’d think the cast would be a tad wary when TV Guide Magazine booked a photo shoot for the Today stars, claiming to have crowned them “The Greatest Television Cast of All Time.” Preposterous, no? Video inside.

Former Hachette CEO Jack Kliger was named acting CEO of troubled TV Guide, filling the role vacated in May by Scott Crystal. TV Guide has had a rough year, having endured two ownership changes as well as staff and circulation cuts. The once powerful magazine has struggled to survive in one of the worst advertising recessions in history. Can Kliger save the day?