The ice skaters and snowboarders aren't the only ones ending their runs at the Winter Olympics – in an historic Sochi Shakeup,  NBC is yanking Matt Lauer out from the anchor desk and having Meredith Vieira  replace pink-eye infected Bob Costas.

"It's an honor to fill in for him,'' Vieira said Friday on the TODAY Show.

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Reaction to Lauer's three nights hosting the prime time broadcast was harsh, with viewers ranting on Twitter about their displeasure. Among the tweets: @LoRo214: It's only been an hour, and I'm already over Matt Lauer. #bringbobback #pinkeye #Olympics2014; @Krystyn88: For sure I thought that Bob Costas with 2 pink eyes was terrible. And then they brought in Matt Lauer; @ChrisRossSports: Not to be mean, but how funny would it be if Matt Lauer got pink eye?;

Vieira will be the first woman to anchor prime time Olympics and so far the news has been well received.