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I like Katie okay but an hour with her seems about a half hour too long. Unlike the nightly news or even The Today Show, this show will rest more heavily on her personality and though she can be fun I fear she's more Jane Pauley than Oprah. Same goes for The Chew and The Revolution in terms of seeming a half hour too long. Watching that 3 hr. block seems arduous.

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I am done with any and all articles that try to lay blame on everything other than the simple fact that soaps have been crippled by shitty writing and even worse acting.

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Oh, but remember what Frons said? How they weren't talking with Katie Couric?

God, "that Brian Frons" is such a liar. GH should not feel comfortable, especially now that a K.C. show w/ the network is all but a done deal.

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It always strikes me odd how Katie Couric's reputation within the television news industry rests largely on her years at "Today." First of all, Katie, people weren't tuning in to watch you chirp like a damn cheerleader at seven o'clock in the morning. (Two words: Matt. Lauer.) Second, never forget that "Today" rose to the top of the ratings at a time when its biggest competitor, "Good Morning America," was in serious free-fall.

But, whatever, Pep Squad Leader Katie. You're annoying and just a footnote in history. Diane Saywer has had more longevity in the business than you, and her best assets are covered all the time by the news desk!

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But wait, there's more!

"But I hear there was a disagreement over how involved Couric should be in news after the launch of talk show, with CBS syndication executives wanting her to focus on the show and her requesting to continue juggling both. "It felt like she was just keeping her foot in news in case something with the talk show went sour," one person close to the matter said."

I'll give Couric credit for not being completely brain-dead; launching a daytime chat show is risky, at best. But CBS News isn't stupid either. Again, I argue people made "Today" number-one for reasons that had little-to-nothing to do with Couric. (Please, Nancy Grace has more credibility as a journalist than Couric - and I draw that comparison, btw, b/c Couric will be lucky if she ends up on Headline News or a similar, smaller news organization w/in the next five years.) Conversely, people have stayed away from the "CBS Evening News" for reasons that have everything to do with Couric. Therefore, it stands to reason that an increased participation on the other CBS News programs might be as detrimental to them as it has been to the flagship program. More importantly, though, CBS looks at their decision to bring on Couric and make her the new face of their news operation as a very costly mistake. This isn't like what happened @ ABC w/ Barbara Walters, who flopped at co-hosting the evening news, but who had had enough journalistic credibility from "Today" and other things to merit keeping her w/in the division. The only thing one could say for Couric's success at her old show is that she wasn't as bad as Deborah Norville; and now, CBS, realizing this empress has no clothes, just wants to be done with her. Others might argue the whole they-retracted-their-offer-to-see-what-ABC-will-do theory, but I really don't think so.

"To give Couric a syndicated daily talk show, ABC will probably have to give an hour of daytime programming back to the affiliates and that would likely be the 3 PM slot currently occupied by General Hospital though it doesn't necessarily mean that the sole soap on ABC's daytime schedule will be canceled as it may be moved to an early time period. The Chew and The Revolution are set to take over the 1 PM and 2 PM slots in the fall and in January but the odds are they won't both succeed, leading to a vacancy."

Wouldn't it be funny, though, if the following were to happen?

1) "The Chew" and "The Revolution" premiere and both become big hits.

2) GH either experiences an unexpected upswing in the ratings (hey, it's happened before!), or holds steady enough to where the higher-ups think twice about pulling the plug on their remaining soap.

Now, you have a full lineup (don't forget "The View!") and pretty much no place to put Couric's new show. What are you going to do, Mr. Frons? ;-)

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SMH

http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/04/katie-couric-abc-deal-20-million-cbs-soap-opera-general-hospital-matt-lauer-news-syndicated-show-money-contract/

Katie Couric and ABC television are on the verge of signing a $20 million deal, which would give Katie her own talk show, as well as significant involvement in ABC News -- and the big casualty could be "General Hospital."

Sources connected with ABC tell TMZ -- under the deal that is in the final stages -- Katie would do specials for ABC News, "20/20," and do a significant amount of fill-in work -- including anchoring.

ABC would also give Katie a 1-hour, 5-day-a-week syndicated talk show, that would begin in September, 2012. Our sources say ... one option ABC is considering is giving its affiliates back the hour where "General Hospital" airs to make room for Katie. In other words, ABC would axe the third, longest-running soap in history and the last one standing on ABC.

ABC is also realistic, believing that one of its two new 2011 syndicated shows will fail, leaving room for K.C.

We're told ... when the dust settles and ABC's daytime schedule gets rearranged, Katie would probably land in the 3 PM time slot.

BTW ... we're told Matt Lauer will NOT be part of Katie's show.

As for the moola, our sources say the entire package for Katie and her partner, Jeff Zucker is a $20 million GUARANTEE for the syndicated show -- and that's just for the the first year. We're also told Katie will get a "nominal amount" for her work in the news division.

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I don't think this will replace GH, I think GH will just be replaced by something else, but considering Frons went out and said GH was so healthy in terms of ratings, he will look like a fool when they cancel GH and start trotting out the ratings/demos again as a reason.

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Good for him. I've dumped more than my fair share of hate on CamMat but I support any way these people can show they're coming to terms with the end of the show and moving on. I have so much more respect for this approach than the ones who are still in the denial/anger/save our soaps stage.

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I'll be surprised if they don't, especially with ABC's track record. Aside from Katie, which I assume they would want to succeed given the money they are paying her, I think they want to get out of the daytime business anyway, they're just not going to announce it yet, they will go in stages, until nothing is left but repeats or syndicated shows.

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