Katie Couric quickly slips down news ratings slope [VH1's "Flavor of Love" gets better ratings]

Inside Bay Area ^ | 10/19/2006 | Susan Young

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Katie and Flavor Fav, now there's a couple!

[freedomlover]

"Although CBS is quick to point out that it is the only network newscast to gain viewers from last year. "

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My boat is not sinking as fast as yours is - HA HA!!

[Howlin]

I happened across Fav's show the other day; we are doomed.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Oh, and Flavor gives the women nicknames because, he admits, after years of substance abuse, his memory is shot.

I'll bet a lot of people at the alphabet networks have that problem. Dan Rather comes to mind.

[Steel Wolf]

So, if I understand this correctly, you're saying that Katie Couric should become a contestant on VH1s "Flavor of Love", and her ratings would get better?

I have to say that I agree. I'd watch that for hours.

[freedomlover]

"Couric's fall wasn't unexpected. She was over-hyped right from the beginning by a network who sold her like she was the last iPod on the shelf."

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LOL

[exile]

"Katie and Flavor Fav, now there's a couple!"

Flav's too good for her.

[YdontUleaveLibs]

Sounds like the stupidest show to hit the airwaves. But, probably still better viewing than Couric gushing and awing.

[tx_eggman]

I'm much more concerned about the ratings in September 2007 and 2008 than 2006

hahahahahaha

Idiot, you should be ... because they're just gonna get worse.

[lmailbvmbipfwedu]

Ping

[Ouderkirk]

[You Dirty Rats]

Last week, NBC's "Nightly News" averaged 8.8 million viewers, ABC's "World News" had 8 million viewers and CBS had 7.3 million.

That's 24.1 million total. The Census people say we have 300 million Americans. That amounts to 8% - big deal.

Evening network newscasts are just not that important these days.

[Doogle]

"Hey Vince, you see that?...I think I saw her leg wobble"

[sauropod]

While Couric wouldn't have been the horse I put in the big race, she hasn't deserved the glee of people — make that mainly men — who seem only too eager to trumpet Couric's ratings decline and label her a loser.

Oh really, Susan?

[rod1]

I don't think that news would make me "tremble", although I am shaking a bit from intense laughter and glee.

[Suzy Quzy]

7.3 million STUPID Women because NO self-respecting man would EVER watch her.....her VOICE alone is awful!!

[nevergore]

Maybe Katie needs to defecate on the NBC nightly news set to increase her ratings to that of Flavor Flav.....

Oh wait, didn't she do her colon exam on national television already?

She peaked too early.....

[retrokitten]

So, if I understand this correctly, you're saying that Katie Couric should become a contestant on VH1s "Flavor of Love", and her ratings would get better?

Or the other way around. Have New York do the news.

"Time for the mother f*&#)!@ news!"

I can't be the only freeper admitting a guilty pleasure in watching Flavor of Love

[BigSkyFreeper]

I happened upon Flavor Flav's show one day, and a couple of hoochie mama's were at each other's throats screeching at one another (the bleeper was working overtime) and Flavor Flav was just standing there looking like a big dope.