Page Six — NBC has a succession crisis on its hands. While we’re told that ousted anchor Matt Lauer’s intense, long-running jealousy over potential rivals has left the network with no male contenders for his empty chair, a disastrous November sweeps means that the network’s banner hire, Megyn Kelly, isn’t a viable replacement either. Industry insiders say that during his 20-year tenure at morning show “Today,” Lauer — who was booted last week after he was accused of sexually harassing colleagues — was so ruthless in maintaining his spot as the golden boy of NBC that “Matt killed off, in their infancy, every man who could succeed him at the time that he was ready to hang it up — so there’s nobody to take his place. And now NBC is paying the price.”

Is Matt Lauer back? 20 years of absolute ruthlessness leaves NBC in shambles. No replacement. Lauer spent 20 years sexually assaulting every woman he saw and sabotaging the careers of any man he saw. What a beast. Is there a single other male that works at NBC? Not on Matt’s watch. Sure you got Al Roker doing the weather but that’s about it. No real threat. Like a male lion eating all the kids to ensure he remains the one and only sheriff in town. I LOVE it. Just when you think Lauer’s down and out you find out he gets the last laugh by meticulously castrating NBC over 20 long years.