According to a new report from Variety, celebrity publicists aren’t lining up to get their clients gigs on Megyn Kelly’s hour of Today.
Despite not wanting to appear on her hour, titled Megyn Kelly Today, most are willing to appear on other blocks of the show.
Here’s what they are saying:
“I’m not booking anyone on her show. I literally haven’t pitched anyone even from right out the gate. The buzz that is out there is so bad.”
“I won’t plan to have others go on. None specifically have been offered or asked to, but it’ll be my preference not to.”
“I don’t even know if it’s as much her as it is Fox News. Because she came from Fox News, she was set up for failure because the industry is so polarized now and no one wants to touch anything associated with Trump.”
An NBC rep denies that the show is having trouble booking guests, saying, “We have celebrities booked for weeks and months to come. When asked by Variety for specific names coming up, NBC listed Miles Teller, Goldie Hawn and SNL’s Alec Baldwin.”
Despite Kelly’s so-so ratings so far, they don’t seem to be worried.
“She posted her highest ratings yet in the key demo Monday after the second week on the air. Everyone knows ratings always fluctuate at the start of a new show,” said an insider.
