Remember when Meredith skated with Will Ferrell back in March and suddenly slipped, banged her head on the ice, and found herself sprawled on her back?
Well, according to AOL's Top 5 TV awards, it is one of the "most memorable spills" of 2007. AOL conducted an online poll, and Meredith's fall placed third with 23 percent of the vote. She came in behind Marie Osmond's fainting spell on "Dancing with the Stars" and Miss USA's tumble at the Miss Universe contest. WATCH VIDEO
When Meredith went to sleep last night, she was in first place, so it came as a bit of a shock to her this morning when she learned she had finished third.
I asked her to comment on the results this morning, and with tongue firmly in cheek, she told me, "I had a comment when I had finished number one, which I was told by the crack staff here at the Today Show. And now I find out I'm third after Marie and Miss USA. My spill included damage to the head, and neither of theirs did. Marie was sort of caught. I was not caught at all, and I slammed my head. I still feel that I deserve to be number one. And I stand by that."
I pointed out, "And you still managed to throw it to commercial."
She said, "I certainly did, and I went on with the show and even smiled about it. I just think there should be a recount."
What she meant to say was, it's an honor just to be nominated...