Monday, May 21, 2007
Couric's Ratings Woes
Eight months after Katie Couric took over as anchor, The CBS Evening News is a distant third in the nightly news ratings, and last week recorded its lowest audience in 20 years. What do you think?
Emil Brun,
Day Laborer
"This is why you should never hire a woman, or anyone even remotely sane, to do Dan Rather's job."
Mila Kreszpy,
Recordkeeper
"How can she compete against cable news? They get to use the C-word."
Matt Gander,
Systems Analyst
"I warned her. I said 'It's not like Today, Katie. You've got to know how to read,' but she wouldn't listen."
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