According to reports, Anderson Cooper has gotten a call from NBC producers about joining The Today Show in hopes that he can help with their dwindling ratings. Producers want Anderson to sign on to the show and replace current host Matt Lauer by the end of this year and are confident in his potential. Matt allegedly isn’t so thrilled with their choice.

According to a recent report, things were so heated at Today that former host Ann Curry wasn’t even allowed to publicly comfort ailing Robin Roberts. Since Ann’s unpopular dismissal, Today has been floundering while Good Morning America has taken over the top spot in the all-important morning ratings wars.

The second part of 2012 likely wasn’t the best in Ann Curry’s life. After being “released” from her position at the Today’s co-anchor, the respected reporter’s role on NBC was drastically limited. However, it seems that 2012 was even worse for NBC Universal — but unlike with Curry, there doesn’t seem to be much public support of the network executives’ decisions.

NBC is still riding the Olympic waves as the folks with Today were interviewing some gals from the U.S. rowing team. It was your usual Today light-side fluff until Al Roker rocked some serious live awkwardness with what certainly appeared to be a dig at Matt Lauer and what happened to Ann Curry. After this Roker might be next on the chopping block. Check it out!

NBC and Matt Lauer have made it official. The Today show has retained its star by nearly doubling his pay as he’s getting a bump from around $17 million annually to $30 million. Read Matt’s statement form today’s Today and find out how this could signal the end of Ann Curry’s run on the show.

Watch a video clip of Snooki educating Matt Lauer on the definition of a weenis. We are all but students in the classroom of life that is Jersey Shore!