"No one expected sponsors to pull out, but this is why they hired Megyn. They want the buzz."

‘This is why they hired Megyn’: NBC bracing for ‘sh*t show’ over Alex Jones — but hoping for ‘buzz’



The broadcast has also lost JPMorgan Chase as an advertiser, and the network is holding crisis management meetings to brace for sustained backlash after the interview airs.

“It’s a sh*t show,” one insider told Page Six. “No one wants to withstand a whole week of criticism over this. There are a number of people who want to pull the interview.”

Another source said the network was caught off guard by JPMorgan Chase’s decision to pull ads until after the Jones interview, but NBC executives knew what they were getting when they gave Kelly a $15 million contract.

“No one expected sponsors to pull out, but this is why they hired Megyn,” the source said. “They expect to lose and gain viewers, and they want the buzz.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/this-is-why-they-hired-megyn-nbc-bracing-for-sht-show-over-alex-jones-but-hoping-for-buzz/