Sunday, September 03, 2006

Don't Bet The Sugar Plantation On KATIE

(From Media Life Magazine -- By Toni Fitzgerald)

If there's any doubt that the anticipation over
KATIE COURIC's debut as anchor of THE CBS EVENING NEWS has reached a fevered pitch, one can now bet on her ratings that first night.

[Yeah, gambling!]

But just don't bet on Couric drawing huge numbers of viewers when she takes over from interim anchor BOB SCHIEFFER
on Tuesday. The odds don't look so hot.

At BetCRIS.com, a sports betting site based in Costa Rica, analysts put odds at 6.85-1 that Couric will draw more than 8.5 million viewers.

Based on season averages, that would put Couric behind
NBC's BRIAN WILLIAMS but ahead of ABC's CHARLES GIBSON.


Don't Bet The Sugar Plantation On Katie

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