-—...alleging a systematic effort by managers to force them off the air in favor of younger, less experienced hosts.-—
Correction - younger and prettier.
As is often admitted, the object of any tv show is to get as many eyeballs watching the paid advertisements as possible. That is the hard reality of that business.
And by the way, who needs experience? They all read off a teleprompter anyway.
The money quote. This is by far the most relevant thing which has been said on this thread.