Oh Megyn Kelly Today, what are we going to do with you?

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published a scathing and surprisingly snarky examination of Megyn Kelly‘s move to NBC. Titled “NBC’s Failing Bet on Megyn Kelly,” Joe Flint’s piece outlines a shockingly expensive show with an inconsistent tone that’s pulling down the rest of the Today franchise.

Before the show even premiered, NBC insiders were in a “total panic” over whether people would watch, and it now seems as though that worry was justified. According to the article, Kelly’s hour of The Today Show is down 28 percent from last year in the show’s key demographic, adults aged 25 to 54. That ratings decrease during the 9 a.m. slot has also been impacting Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford‘s 10 a.m. slot. That hour is down 6 percent among overall viewers and 19 percent among adults 25 to 54. Viewership has dropped so much, it’s starting to frustrate some local TV stations that carry NBC programming.

Though a NBC spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that Megyn Kelly Today was profitable, the cost of the more than $30-million-a-year show is examined at length. In addition to $10 million studio renovations and rental costs, people close to the show have said that Kelly’s salary is significantly higher than that of her predecessors. In fact, if you combined the salaries of Al Roker and Tamron Hall, the number would reportedly be less than half of Kelly’s $23 million payday.

The article also covers criticism of the show’s whiplash transitions between serious and light-hearted topics as well as the scandals that have plagued both Megyn Kelly Today and the Today franchise as a whole. Specifically, the allegations against Matt Lauer have not helped the show. But one of the most interesting revelations revolves around Kelly’s long-running feud with Jane Fonda. Flint writes of the scandal, “The ‘Hanoi Jane’ rant, as it became known, was seen as an extreme overreaction inside Today.”

Kelly has defended herself and her show, saying that Megyn Kelly Today hasn’t been given enough time to evolve during its six-month run. But there are two people who emerge as the winners of this report — Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. ABC’s Live with Kelly & Ryan has reportedly doubled its lead over NBC during Kelly’s hour. Congrats to Ripa and Seacrest. As for Kelly? Oof.

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