It's not PR. Take his first sentence in the explanation, "Since a lot of people have been asking about it..." There are a lot of rumors and Dan just rightfull

It's not PR. Take his first sentence in the explanation, "Since a lot of people have been asking about it..." There are a lot of rumors and Dan just rightfully is trying to put in a final statement so that he and the audience can move on. It is customary given the abrupt change in programming and it shows proper respect for the audience.