Georgie Out... Already? And Karl's Back!

With Today’s ratings in freefall, Georgie’s facing the axe and Karl’s in secret talks to take her job

Just three months ago it was unthinkable that Karl Stefanovic could ever make a comeback to Today after he was given the boot and very publicly blamed for its demise after months of lurid headlines about his love-life.

Yet just last week rumours swept the TV industry that 44-year-old Karl is on the verge of a comeback to breakfast TV as Nine executives search for a way to save Today, which has failed spectacularly since Georgie Gardner, 48, and Deb Knight, 46, were made co-hosts.

“Karl’s comeback could be the story of the year,” predicts Rob McKnight, who is the former executive producer of Studio 10 and host of the controversial TV Blackbox podcast. “Nine has to face up to the fact it was a mistake to get rid of him.”

Nine insiders last week confirmed that Deb has long been close to Karl, supporting him behind the scenes when his career was in crisis late last year – and remains “fond” of him, and has always enjoyed working with him.

“There’s virtually no chemistry between Georgie and Deb, but Karl and Deb work well together and have a sense of humour, which resonates with viewers, whereas Georgie is still seen as a bit too prim and proper,” one network insider says.

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