On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Dave Sikula <[email protected]> wrote:
> Serious question: Is Couric really that much of a drawing card? I can > see her on GMA, but is their thought, "Ooh, there's a big story about > Somali pirates. I want to see what Katie has to say about it?" I think they do see her as a huge drawing card for the day time talk show crowd; maybe not Oprah big, but they will be disappointed if Katie is not the highest rated day time show (I guess Judge Judy will be their biggest competition for that from what I have been reading). Because of the profit making potential there, ABC is using their other news and news-like platforms to attract Katie (I don't think they see Katie on Nightline or GMA as being a big profit increase for them). Katie of course gets to do what she has always wanted, which is to continue erasing the line between news and infotainment. One of my early predictions is that she will take 5 or 10 minutes at the start or end of her day time talk show to read news headlines, and argue that she is creating the kind of hybrid, news and daily life style advice program thta she wanted to install at the CBS Evening News all along. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
