Ryan Seacrest to replace Matt Lauer on Today?

THR is reporting that Ryan Seacrest is in talks to replace Matt Lauer on the Today Show. OMG - what if it happens? How exciting!

Seacrest is really the success story of American Idol. He's so busy all year round. His face is recognizable all across the country, and his name is synonymous to Idol more than Simon Cowell or the current judges on the show.

Would you watch Today if he was the anchor?

From THR:

Ryan Seacrest's name has resurfaced as a potential successor to Today anchor Matt Lauer.

The latest round of rumblings began with the The Wall Street Journal, which reported that NBC executives, including Today executive producer Jim Bell, met with Seacrest earlier this week to discuss the possibility of him joining NBC's hugely valuable morning show. Multiple sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter that the meeting did take place, but described it as part of continued discussions with the multi-hyphenate American Idol host.

While the network and Seacrest's reps declined to comment on the event or any discussions being had, the fact that such exploratory meetings are taking place come as no surprise given Seacrest's status at the company. When profiled by The Hollywood Reporter in April, Seacrest was vocal about his excitement to play a bigger role at Today now that the show and its network has become a part of the expanded post Comcast-NBCUniversal merger family.