Her health issues recently cut back on her time on “General Hospital”; She had appeared in more than 2,000 episodes, making her one of the longest-serving soap opera stars in American daytime TV.

Then in June the House Jan. 6 committee held its televised hearings, essentially a daytime drama about Trumpov’s multipronged efforts to keep power, starring Republican eyewitnesses.

The building, advertised as a place where people could “keep safe and healthy,” was set up as a daytime refuge for residents whose homes were intact but who wanted cleaner air to breathe.

With Kotb’s departure, daytime television is saying goodbye to its stalwart optimist, and it’s going to be a rocky road without her to navigate the terrain.

Ms McIntyre's partner had been visiting her during the daytime before heading to Singleton to spend time with their daughter in the evening.