21.   Gabrielle Carteris, who left the show last season, has her own syndicated talk show.

22.   Hallahan is leaving the show, and Paul Dooley will join the cast as her new boss, John Shirley.

23.   Having left the show for two years to rest, she returned when Disney invited her back, this time as Rafiki.

24.   He has announced he will leave the show after four episodes this season.

25.   He had his hooks into all three women who left the show last season.

26.   He stepped into the breach when David Caruso left the show after the first season.

27.   If he left the show, many of the staff would be faced with moving to New York or looking for other jobs.

28.   In any event, the younger woman left the show shortly thereafter.

29.   In fact, last year, when Gifford was rumored to be leaving the show, Joy Philbin was one of the most frequently mentioned candidates to succeed Gifford.

30.   It is natural that audiences leave this show determined to come back one day and beat this company at a game of which they are now the perfect masters.