CBS News Collapses As Katie Couric Heads For The Door (New round of layoffs expected this fall)

Business Insider ^ | 09/01/2010 | rebecca Dana

[SeekAndFind]

With a new round of layoffs expected this fall, CBS News is being trimmed to the bone. Rebecca Dana on the dramatic drop in ratings, strange BlackBerry blackouts, and eager suitors for anchor Katie Couric.

On Monday, Katie Couric begins her fifth, and quite possibly final, year of hard labor as anchor of the CBS Evening News.

However she chooses to mark the occasion, it will no doubt be more subdued than the tears, dancing, and $10 million promotional campaign that attended her debut on Sept. 5, 2006.

[Yo-Yo]

CBS News Collapses ...

Not surprising since C^BS is sticking to their 87,000 estimate of the Restoring Honor crowd.

Yet another case of "fake but accurate" reporting by the Tiffany Network.

Dan Ra^ther must be so proud...

[BookmanTheJanitor]

I am sure that being the good lib she is...she'll give back most of the money she's made in an effort to keep the layoffs from happening... (obvious sarcasm)

[ontap]

I hope they keep her....the longer she stays the more they tank.....they will most likely replace her with a clone of Dan Rather!!!!

[Rummyfan]

Rebecca Dana on the dramatic drop in ratings, strange BlackBerry blackouts, and eager suitors for anchor Katie Couric.

Eager suitors for Katie? Hard to believe.....

[kittymyrib]

If SeeBS really wanted an audience, they would hire Mark Steyn to take Katie’s unused spot. He’s subbing for Rush today and is great, as usual. Best line so far: “President Obama was an unmanned drone last night.”

[gussiefinknottle]

yes, she seems to get richer and more rewards
despite doing a terrible job. now,
she will be handed a new job worth millions
of dollars. next time, i wish sara palin would
turn tables on katie. ask her how she felt about
being paid millions while people in america
went on foodstamps. ask her if she
feels sleeping with married cnn boss was
way to get to top. (i worked cnn atlanta when she
was there.)

[OrangeHoof]

Katie is no longer young and perky. It’s unfair but true - tv viewers don’t prefer older women with droopy faces and all women eventually get old. Older men can look “dignified” as they age but the same just doesn’t work with women.

[SMARTY]

“President Obama was an unmanned drone last night.”

What a perfect analogy. When was ‘O’ ever anything else.

[Osage Orange]

Never watched.

In fact I never watch any News shows.

[Frank_2001]

“eager suitors for anchor Katie Couric.”

She must have been really liquored up at THAT party! Well, any potential suitors are going to have to deal with her current studboy.../s;)

[McBuff]

[Dilbert56]

Her live TV colonoscopy.

Complicated by having to move the camera past her head.

[Dilbert56]

[Ticonderoga34]

One of the rumors floating around is that Katie is going to replace Oprah when Oprah retires from her show next year. I’ll bet Katie will fail at that endeavor too.

[RexBeach]

How about Katie going on “Dancing With The Stars”?

[NCC-1701]

Good lord, man. Is that what she REALLY looks like underneath it all?

[Bean Counter]

[BluH2o]

Rarely watch Couric, usually the ABC Evening News with Diane Sawyer. Problem with Diane Sawyer is that the program has turned into news lite, with way to much touchy feely stuff thrown in. Much of it more suitable for GMA rather than the evening news. Often times they use the evening news slot to promo a show slated for viewing later in the evening. Stick to unbiased (I know that's asking the impossible) news worthy stories and your ratings will improve.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Good riddance....and kindly take this lying POS with her...

[Texan Tory]

“Good lord, man. Is that what she REALLY looks like underneath it all?”

Spackling compound is amazing stuff ain’t it?