...I have said part of this on 'Dear Channel 9' thread that I believe that Channel 9 came up with this show to appease Karl Stiffynodick's massive ego to be honest... I believe that he wanted a show of his own so that he didn't have to share the lime-light with all of his cohorts on the 'Today' show... I can imagine him approaching the Channel 9 executives and stamping his feet and wailing like a little kid until he got his way in the end... I think that Stiffynodick knows that because the ratings are sliding big time against 'Sunrise' that it's only just a matter of time before he is dumped from that show altogether...
...I also believe that the Channel 9 executives have already planned to do that and are desperate to hang onto their 'Gold Logie' winner for whatever it is worth hence the reason for the new show ... I don't think that this show will succeed at all mainly because most people are just plain sick and tired of Stiffynodick altogether... after all... couldn't HE be the reason for everyone not watching 'Today' anymore?... it's not hard to figure out is it?...
...this show might have succeeded with anyone else at the helm but him!... what about his brother Peter?... at least he has some credibility as a journalist... as soon as any real journalist has anything to do with hosting a morning show of any type they lose any credibility that they had when it comes to being taken seriously again in my book... Stiffynodick has probably come to realise this and is trying to see if this new show can get that back for him but it won't last that long for him to find out methinks... too little too late for sure... when this show fails and Stiffynodick is sacked from the 'Today' show I am really hoping that he then fades into oblivion... I can't stand the doofus!... cheers.