{"id":91556,"date":"2026-05-06T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/savannah-guthries-today-return-reportedly-disappointed-nbc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:13:11","slug":"savannah-guthries-today-return-reportedly-disappointed-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/savannah-guthries-today-return-reportedly-disappointed-nbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;TODAY&#8217; Return Reportedly Disappointed NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A little over a month ago, Savannah Guthrie returned to <em>The Today Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>She had been away from NBC\u2019s flagship morning show for a little over two months, grappling with her mother\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>There was a lot of anticipation about her return to the desk.<\/p>\n<p>But a jarring new report says that NBC felt so disappointed by the episode that some wish that she\u2019d remained off the air for a little while longer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin on her first day back.\" class=\"wp-image-554328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin on her first day back.\" class=\"wp-image-554328 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On April 6, 2026, Savannah Guthrie returned to \u2018The Today Show\u2019 as co-anchor.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-her-absence-was-never-supposed-to-be-about-ratings\">Her absence was never supposed to be about ratings<\/h2>\n<p>According to a report from <em>RadarOnline<\/em>, both viewers and even some colleagues haven\u2019t welcomed back Savannah as warmly as one might have assumed.<\/p>\n<p>She returned to <em>The Today Show<\/em> on Monday, April 6.<\/p>\n<p>On-screen, everyone seemed glad to have her back \u2014 even as they felt respectfully heartbroken over her family\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, her comeback did not draw morbidly curious crowds that some of NBC\u2019s bigwigs had expected.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was that Nancy was (and is) still missing. Maybe it\u2019s just that we live in chaotic times. But Savannah\u2019s return almost felt like business as usual to some.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Savannah Guthrie Returns to TODAY: \u2018It is Good to Be Home\u2019\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3owh3HXBz-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe show really thought this was going to be a massive moment,\u201d an alleged source told <em>RadarOnline<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody at NBC thought there were going to be hundreds of people, if not thousands of people, in the plaza,\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019d hired extra security,\u201d the source claimed. \u201cThey thought that this was going to be like a pop concert, like Justin Bieber in the plaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While a \u201cdecent\u201d number of fans showed up in person, it wasn\u2019t a stampede.<\/p>\n<p>And the six percent boost in viewership from the previous week meant that the numbers \u201cwere not up like the show thought it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie outside with coworkers and fans on her first day back.\" class=\"wp-image-554329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Savannah Guthrie outside with coworkers and fans on her first day back.\" class=\"wp-image-554329 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0506_use_savannahguthrie_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Savannah Guthrie and her coworkers greeted fans who gathered to welcome her return.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-of-course-cannot-verify-the-report-from-the-alleged-insider\">We of course cannot verify the report from the alleged insider<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see, people were overjoyed to see Savannah return.<\/p>\n<p>She was also tearful, not only during her interview with Hoda Kotb, but at times during her return.<\/p>\n<p>After all, she didn\u2019t step away from the show to go on vacation. Her mother disappeared on February 1 following a violent kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>It is not unreasonable to assume that Nancy Guthrie died very early into her disappearance, but we don\u2019t know for sure.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, that uncertainty makes all of this so painful. Savannah and the rest of her family do not yet have closure. Many fear that this will never change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Savannah Guthrie returns to &#039;Today&#039; after absence as search continues for missing mom Nancy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-ad0jMsjV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even now, there are some sick and twisted individuals spinning conspiracy theories about Nancy\u2019s disappearance. Some even blame Savannah.<\/p>\n<p>We get it \u2014 it\u2019s not exciting for a low-level criminal to kidnap a news anchor\u2019s mom, botch the job, and go to ground while incompetent federal authorities go to party it up at the Olympics for some reason.<\/p>\n<p>But evil is so often banal. The truth does not have to be exciting \u2014 and it seldom is.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t believe that Savannah or her comeback were responsible for the ratings only being slightly higher.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Today Show<\/em> mostly exists to be background noise and \u201ccompany,\u201d especially for older folks. These would be the individuals most invested in the Guthrie case. <\/p>\n<p>Some shows have a finite audience \u2014 especially in the age of streaming.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes A little over a month ago, Savannah Guthrie returned to The Today Show. 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