
The clearances for Katie Couric’s upcoming live hourlong daily syndicated talk show Katie have reached 93% of the country, including 95 of the top 100 markets. In addition to the show’s core launch group of the ABC O&O stations, clearances include stations owned by Allbritton Communications, Belo, Cox Media Group, Gannett Broadcasting, Granite, Griffin, Hearst Television, LIN Broadcasting, McGraw-Hill, Media General, Meredith, Raycom, Scripps Howard Broadcasting, Sinclair and Young Broadcasting. Katie, executive produced by Couric and Jeff Zucker and distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, premieres in September 2012.
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So, this is bad news for General Hospital right? Premiering 3pm Eastern time? Don’t like Couric & I’m really angry about this.
This may be bad news for GH, but the rapidly downward spiralling “Revolution” is GREAT news for GH. And when Katie tanks in daytime the way she’s tanked in primetime (and every other “time” she touches), maybe that’ll be good news for OLTL as well. Given what ABC is paying Ms. (stands for “miss” — as in “swing and a …”) Couric to lure her down into their creepy redeveloped afternoon (ratings) basement, her rapid demise will be music to us all. That is, of course, assuming ABC will admit what monumental fuck-ups they’ve been making in regards to their afternoon audiences. What’s left of them, that is.
Please tell me where the remaining 7 percent is so I can move there.
and I will join you ,I cant stand her ,the afternoons on abc will never be the same,because they want to go cheap ,other then watching general hospital,abc is no longer welcomed in my home.the view,the revolution ,and the blabber mouth katie couric show,what garbage,Ill have to find other ways to spend my afternoons ,a place I can go to watch scripted television,and abc is not that place anymore.
i guess it was too much for hoping she would do the world a favor and simply go away (sigh)…
bye-bye general hospital
Soon to be cancelled in 100% of the U.S.
So plummeting ratings on everything she has touched since she left today hasn’t convinced the brass that no one wants to see her on tv?
Another freakin’ talk show and another original idea suits of media programming. The Revolution is revolting. Can’t they wait for that show to officially crash and burn? This re-inventing of the broken down wheel is not working. These daytime shows are made for cable. Stop cheaping out. Hey alphabet network, go back to your ABC’s and start this process over. It’s not working. I am with Buddy Bing. Please release the seven percent of our country that will not pick up this 1980′s retread.
Katie Couric’s show cleared in 93 percent of the U.S. …. Soon to be canceled in 100 percent!
guess since its cleared now most of the markets will subject talk show viewers to katies over perky personality means general hospital is soon going to be reunited with amc and olto in soap heaven