Editing Today (American TV program) (section)

===Couric to Vieira===
On April 5, 2006, Katie Couric announced on her 15th anniversary as co-host of ''Today'' that she would leave the program and NBC News at the end of May to become the new anchor and managing editor of the ''[[CBS Evening News]]''. Couric's final broadcast, on May 31, 2006, was dedicated to her 15 years as one of the show's co-hosts, and celebrated her move to the anchor chair at CBS, where she also became a correspondent for the network's Sunday night [[News magazine|newsmagazine]] program ''[[60 Minutes]]''. Couric said during the show, "It's been a pleasure hosting this program, and thank you for fifteen great years." A special video presentation was broadcast, recapping her best moments and news stories on ''Today'' during her 15 years with the show.

The day after Couric's announcement, [[Meredith Vieira]], then a host of ABC's ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' announced on that show that she would take over as Lauer's co-anchor in September. Lauer and Vieira began co-hosting together on September 13, 2006.

On June 1, 2006 (the day after Couric's departure), NBC News announced that for the summer of 2006, ''Today'' would move to a temporary outdoor studio as Studio 1A was going through renovations to prepare for its switch to high-definition. On that same day, NBC News launched a new advertisement promoting Vieira's arrival. That summer, Couric's anchor seat was filled by various hosts, consisting of Curry, Morales and [[Campbell Brown (journalist)|Campbell Brown]] (all of whom were considered candidates to replace Couric), until Vieira took over that fall.

In March 2010, Vieira signed a contract to keep her with the program until at least September 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meredith Vieira Expected To Leave 'Today Show' |first=Jack |last=Mirkinson |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=April 5, 2011 }}</ref> However, she announced on May 9, 2011, that she would depart as co-host in the following month, but would remain at NBC News as a special correspondent.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/meredith-vieira-named-special-correspondent-234699 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title=Meredith Vieira Named Special Correspondent on Brian Williams Newsmagazine |date=September 13, 2011}}</ref>