No tomorrow on Today for Meredith?

Let's resist wordplay with "final answer." But we might see the final good-bye for Meredith Vieira on NBC's Today. She will apparently stay on at Millionaire, though.

Meredith is facing some real family problems, which I can only sympathize with. But I have to be honest and say she's never been a great fave of mine. Just seems a little too chilly and android-ish to me. Okay, maybe I'm too influenced by Regis' folksy everyman act on the old network Millionaire.

Syndie Millionaire's big remake this season hasn't earned any real ratings gains. But the show has kept its comfortable third position among syndie gamers and regularly draws over three million viewers. That's way behind the twin towers, of course, but plenty good enough to keep the show around.

Meredith deserves at least some credit for the franchise's long run. I hope her family issues take a turn for the better.