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Today Show viewers turn on Karl Stefanovic as support grows for Ben Fordham

'I hope he has a long holiday.' - by Georgia Mars
  • 04 May 2018
Today Show viewers turn on Karl Stefanovic as support grows for Ben Fordham
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Today Show viewers have turned on long-time host Karl Stefanovic and instead have rallied behind the funnyman's fill-in, Ben Fordham.

After discovering the morning program's ratings under the fill-in host, fans of Today insist Karl shouldn't 'rush back' from his holiday. 

One wrote, 'I hope Karl has a long holiday!'

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The response comes as viewers had predicted Today Show ratings would spike if Karl was absent. 

'I watched the show today for the first time in a long time. Only watched because Karl was not presenting! Yippee!' one fan proudly announced.

'Team Ben n Georgie...I wake up with both of them on the Today show,' wrote another.

Meanwhile, others began to band together, calling for Ben to replace Karl permanently.

'Awesome idea, Ben would be so much better and I would start watching the Today show again,' said one.

'Might watch the show if that over-inflated ego male gets sacked,' read another comment.

Karl has been noticeable absent from the Today Show desk this year, with Channel Nine claiming it was due to his commitments filming 60 Minutes and This Time Last Year. 

The veteran journalist also took a week off following the now infamous Ubergate scandal, which happened to coincide with his commitment ceremony to fiancé Jasmine Yarbrough. 

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Georgia Mars is a Digital Content Editor at New Idea Magazine. As a self-professed celeb expert, Georgia claims to know everything about everyone! When she's not digging deep for the next big celebrity scoop, you can find Georgia catching up on the latest reality TV.

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