Despite their unhappy reactions to the bourbon, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie and the rest of the NBC team showed a lot of excitement and encouragement toward Craig Melvin about his new job. Guthrie shared that the announcement among the staff led to people breaking into applause, and Kotb said this to Melvin:

Melvin will join Savannah Guthrie at the "Today" desk in January. Kotb announced in September that she is leaving the program to spend more time with her young children.