The nightmare is over, NBC fires Zucker

There's a scene at the end of "The Wiz" where the evil witch has been killed and all her slaves celebrate by breaking into the upbeat "Everybody Rejoice (Brand New Day.")

Now that news has broken on Jeff Zucker's imminent departure, that must be how it is at NBC this morning.

The man who single-handedly ran the network into the ground and made it an industry laughingstock is finally being fired.

Let's take a quick look at NBC under Zucker's reign of terror.

• The Jay-Conan debacle.
• The destruction of "Heroes."
• The continued airing of "The Apprentice."
• The loss of "Southland."
• Awful Olympics coverage (he shares blame with Dick Ebersol)
• He ruined the hilarious "Coupling."
• Constantly greenlights terrible shows like "Outsourced."
• Canceled "Law & Order" after 20 years without a proper sendoff.

That's just a small taste of his terrible decision making skills. Frankly, I could spend all day listing his failures, but I don't have enough time.

Bottom line, this guy is the definition of failing upwards. Without him at the helm maybe NBC can once again have a fighting chance at relevancy. Of course the fact that he's getting $30 million in severance is deplorable, but I suppose we should just be happy the nightmare is over.

I'm doing a little happy dance just thinking about the possibilities. "Everybody Rejoice!"