‘Loving this team!’ Allison Langdon celebrates two months at the Today show with Karl Stefanovic – as ratings drop to a new low
Allison Langdon is loving her new role at the Today show.
On Tuesday, the 40-year-year-old shared an Instagram photo in which she posed with her co-stars Karl Stefanovic, Tim Davies, Tracy Vo, Brooke Boney and Alex Cullen.
The journalist posed for the picture to celebrate nearing two months at the helm of the breakfast show.
Sweet: On Tuesday, Allison Langdon shared an Instagram photo in which she posed with her co-stars Karl Stefanovic, Tim Davies, Tracy Vo, Brooke Boney and Alex Cullen
She wrote in the caption: ‘We are less than two months in but loving this team of excellent, fun and caring human beings’.
Her co-stars were quick to reciprocate, with Brooke replying with a number of praising hands emojis.
Tracy chimed in, writing,’Crew!’ and adding a love heart, while Alex commented: ‘Here, hear! I love youse guys’.
She wrote in the caption: ‘We are less than two months in but loving this team of excellent, fun and caring human beings’. Pictured with Karl Stefanovic
Back: Allison joined Karl for much-anticipated return to breakfast TV earlier this year
Allison joined Karl for much-anticipated return to breakfast TV earlier this year.
However the Today show recorded its lowest ratings of 2020 last Thursday, with a paltry 171,000 metro viewers tuning in.
Despite this, Channel Nine’s head of news and current affairs, Darren Wick, says he has faith in his new look panel ‘finding its rhythm’ among viewers.
Backing Karl and co-host Allison Langdon as ‘the right team’ for the job, Wick told The Australian: ‘Hand on heart, I’m not bothered by the ratings.’
Struggles: However the Today show recorded its lowest ratings of 2020 last Thursday, with a paltry 171,000 metro viewers tuning in
The recent results consistently show Nine’s rival Sunrise ahead of the pack when it comes to viewer retention in metro and regional audiences.
However, Wick said: ‘What we’re (Nine/Today) doing now is trying to get Australians to watch it again. The results will come. But the show is still finding its rhythm; we’re not even two months in.’
Prepared for a long and bumpy road to ratings glory, he added: ‘It would be naive for us not to imagine it will be a tough journey to win viewers back.’
Struggling to keep up: The recent ratings results consistently show Nine’s rival, Seven’s Sunrise, ahead of the pack when it comes to viewer retention in metro and regional audiences. Pictured (L-R) Sunrise’s Natalie Barr, Samantha Armytage, David Koch and Mark Beretta