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Déjà Vu: CBS Evening News Hits Another Record Low
Ever since word of Katie Couric's supposed lame-duck status at CBS News spread far and wide across the Internet last month, the ratings at her evening news show have continued to drop.
Now, Steve Krakauer at TV Newser is reporting that CBS Evening News with Katie Couric hit a new low last week.
"The broadcast averaged 5.33 million Total Viewers and 1.54M in A25-54." reports Mr. Krakauer. "The week of April 21, the previous low, the broadcast drew 5.34M Total Viewers and 1.58M in the demo."
Nancy Franklin on Katie Couric: "A Very Expensive Band-Aid That Failed to Stop the Bleeding"
In the new issue of The New Yorker, television critic Nancy Franklin takes a look at Katie Couric's performance on "The CBS Evening News."
Her verdict?
Not super!
"Couric's interpretation of the role of anchor led her to repress the qualities that drew people to her in the first place, and she often comes across as hollow and robotic," writes Ms. Franklin. "I'm never as aware that anybody is reading from a teleprompter as I am when I'm watching Couric." read more »
Katie Couric: Caught Sassin' On Tape!
With all her years of experience in front of the camera, one would think Katie Couric might stash the snark when preparing to go live. Not so.
In this clip, after complaining about her crappy microphone, Ms. Couric, 51, goes on to joke that “Giuliani’s dead,” pretending to decapitate herself. After a few more moments of idle chitchat, the CBS Evening News anchor compares John McCain’s wife, Cindy, to a Husky (as in the breed of dog). “Look at those eyes, she’s freakin’ me out a little,” she wisecracks of the politico’s spouse.
Jibes aside, Ms. Couric comes off as kind of hysterical—the life of the party, in fact. Even still, after she jokes about suffering a heart attack, the set crew cheers excitedly off-camera.
