Meredith Vieira didn’t want to go back to the future.
Desperate NBC suits reportedly offered Vieira her old job back on the “Today” desk, before the former morning chatter box turned them down.
The Peacock network made their pitch two weeks ago, according to TMZ, but Vieira didn’t want to re-occupy the seat she held for more than five seasons between 2006 and last year.
NBC is in full panic mode with ABC’s “Good Morning America” closing fast on the decades-long stranglehold “Today” has held on morning television.
The 30 Rock suits are scapegoating “Today” co-anchor Ann Curry, who replaced Vieira last June, for the decline and plan to move her to another NBC News gig.
“Today” third-hour anchor Savannah Guthrie is the frontrunner to take Curry’s spot.
Vieira, host of the syndicated version of the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire,” kept her NBC ties even after leading “Today.”
She’s a correspondent for “Rock Center with Brian Williams” and has already signed to work as a correspondent for NBC’s Olympic coverage.
An NBC rep denied an offer was made to Vieira.