MATT LAUER FIRING: MATT LAUER SET TO GET THE AXE FROM TODAY AFTER RATINGS FREE-FALL AND CLASHING WITH CO-ANCHORS | MAIL ONLINE

Is the king of NBC daytime TV about to lose his throne? Matt Lauer ‘set to get the axe from Today’ after poor ratings and clashes with co-stars

Long-time host is being blamed for the NBC morning show’s plummeting performance

Executives are reportedly sick of him butting heads with colleagues

Weatherman Al Roker is plotting for Today’s 9am hour co-host Willie Geist to take the sought-after anchor seat

By HELEN POW

PUBLISHED: 20:27 EST, 21 November 2012 | UPDATED: 09:40 EST, 22 November 2012

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After repeatedly clashing with co-anchors and overseeing plummeting ratings, the Today show’s Matt Lauer is reportedly being given the boot.

The long-time host, who earns a staggering $21.5 million a year, is being blamed for the NBC morning show’s dismal performance over the past three months and sources claim ratings will only improve if he is replaced.

According to The National Enquirer, weatherman Al Roker is plotting to push the 54-year-old TV veteran out of his anchor chair and is lobbying a newly appointed Today producer for help.

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