Could Ryan Seacrest Replace Matt Lauer on Today?

Ryan Seacrest and Matt Lauer If Matt Lauer leaves his co-anchor chair on NBC's Today show in 2012, he or she is changed by... Ryan Seacrest. The Today producers met using the The American Idol Show host on Tuesday for preliminary discusses possibly succeeding Lauer, the Wall Street Journal reviews. Lauer continues to be with Today since 1997 and it has been considering departing the show. Early Idol? Fox announces midseason schedule Seacrest already works together with NBCUniversal, hosting and creating a regular news show around the company's E! network and creating the Kardashians' reality franchise. The discussions with NBCUniversal are ongoing and absolutely nothing continues to be made the decision yet. Do you want to see Seacrest within the co-anchor chair?