NBC Replacing The Meredith Vieira Show!!!

Rumor has it, NBC Replacing The Meredith Vieira Show –  word is that NBC Universal is looking at “The View”-style talk shows with multiple hosts.

CelebNMusic247.com previously reported that Vieira’s show was renewed in October for a second season to air in fall 2015. According to reports Vieira Show garners about 1.5 million viewers per day, trailing behind “The Steve Harvey Show,” “The Wendy Williams Show” and “Dr. Phil” in the ratings. But her show is beginning to slump behind syndicated competitors, sources told Page Six.

Daytime chat fests including “The Real,” which stars Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley, and CBS’s “The Talk” have also been successful, as have been ABC foodie show “The Chew” and CBS health program “The Doctors,” which all have co-hosts.

Sources tell us NBC is looking to launch a “panel-type show” akin to “The View” or “The Talk” and is auditioning “a slew of people for it.” The goal is to have the show ready by next year’s upfront presentations.

A source told us: “NBC hasn’t had a panel-type talk show in recent history. They look at the success of CBS’s ‘The Talk’ and ‘The Real’ and want to replicate that.

Execs also love Steve Harvey, and consider him a godsend to the network, and want to bring the same ­demographic — younger, more multicultural — to Meredith’s later-afternoon time slot.”

NBC has already tinkered with Vieira’s format in an effort to boost ratings.

The normally pretaped show was done live the week of Jan. 19, and has recently been featuring multiple guests to talk about topics like parenting and health.

Vieira recently had author Steve Santagati, former New York Giant Michael Clayton and TV host Steve Wilkos for a panel on “what your man really thinks.”

But other NBC insiders insist the network isn’t looking to replace Vieira just yet.