Posted on 04/04/2011 11:34:11 AM PDT by safetysign
As news spreads that Katie Couric will be departing as anchor of the CBS Evening News, radio giant Rush Limbaugh says Couric simply "destroyed" the network when it comes to viewership.
A network executive told the Associated Press last night that Couric is leaving her anchor post less than five years after becoming the first woman to solely helm a network TV evening newscast.
On his nationally broadcast radio show today, Limbaugh, a frequent critic of Couric, said, "I'm sorry, Katie, but you know facts are facts. You guys might own the narrative, but we have the facts here, and 'CBS Evening News' ratings are the lowest in history. And don't think if that ever happened to my ratings, people would report that. I'm sure the stories are already written. ...
"The fact is, ladies and gentlemen, that she destroyed it. The network news ratings for CBS just plummeted."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
-PJ
The main reason that I watch CNN Headline news is to see the women, Robin Meade and Natashua Currie.
It is really hard to believe she lasted as long as she did.
I can see the male viewers “rising” drastically. I know I am!
“...Katie has other plans, The Colonoscopy Channel...”
What could be more appropriate? .
Even my liberal wife refused to watch Couric saying she was totally unsuited to do serious news. Couric may have driven CBS over the edge, but they were teetering for years starting with Dan Rather’s manufactured news. However, people in general are sick of the smarmy news commentators on the dinosaur networks so CBS is just the first to go to extinction.
On the other hand FOX is Americas news network.
Fair and balanced
It's not hard to do
The main reason I watch CNN is for when I run out of syrup of ipecac.
I'll drink to that.....hail Buckhead...
How about Bawney Fwank and Joe Biden comedy hour?
Bawney asks questions of the day, Joe responds.
Ratings going thru the roof!
Jon Stewart cying in the corner...
She did that piece to prove she is a perfect A.H.
She did an awesome job of proving what she is alright.
She was an aging reader of fluff. She only has gravitas physically
(middle-age spread), and her CBS handlers wouldn't know reality
if Black Rock fell over on them.
I'd bet some consultant looked at the demographics, and since the
typical loyal CBS News watcher was literally dying off, they
thought a woman would attract a female audience, along with
advertisers of all things feminine.
On the bright side, I'm looking forward to "Katie Couric's
Notebook" spots being history as well, so I don't feel
compelled to turn off the radio as often.
Maybe she can do Maybelline commercials
Didn’t Bob Schieffer (interim between Rather & Couric) have better numbers?
This just in, CBS...
The horror, The horror
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