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Katie Couric just can't catch a break.

Evening network news ratings for the week of April 14th have just been released and Katie's ratings really really sucked.

In fact, last week's numbers sank to a record ratings low for Katie and the CBS evening news team.

Katie's CBS broadcast averaged 5.39 million viewers for the week.

NBC's Brian Williams avereaged 8.1 million viewers and Charles Gibson at ABC, 7.51 million.

On April 18th, CBS president Leslie Moonves made an appearance at a CBS evening news staff meeting and talked about how 'proud' he was of Couric and that she would be the network’s flagship anchor for a long time to come.

Let's see if he lives up to his words should ratings for Katie get worse! The way things are going for Couric, there's only one place left to go: even lower!

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    1. lauren says – reply to this


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      WOOO

    2. DeAnNa says – reply to this


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      FIRST??
      MAYBE??

    3. Lauren says – reply to this


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      WOO

    4. moni says – reply to this


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      1st

    5. Ayshka says – reply to this


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      FIRST??

    6. lauren says – reply to this


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      woo!!

    7. MiiSz EliZe says – reply to this


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      None of u are fuckin first so stop….anyways…katie should get another job no one wants to listen to a women giving news yet….our world is retarded…

    8. Aysha says – reply to this


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      First??!!

    9. simon says – reply to this


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      suck my dick perez

    10. Lauren says – reply to this


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      FIRST!!!

    11. lauren says – reply to this


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      kfjsdkfl

    12. gdf says – reply to this


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      10th?

    13. jcm800rocker says – reply to this


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      poop

    14. Olivia says – reply to this


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      first? and wow

    15. Olivia says – reply to this


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      wowowoow

    16. moo says – reply to this


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      FIRST

    17. jamez says – reply to this


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      HEAD JOBS DO WONDERS FOR JOB SECURITY

    18. Mary says – reply to this


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      She's also not going to be hosting a Democratic debate in NC because Obama backed out (read: can't stand the heat)!

    19. dry martini says – reply to this


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      It doesn't help that CBS doesn't broadcast the evening news in Hi-Def like all of the other networks. WTF? No excuse for that. I'm not watching her when everything else is in Hi Def.

    20. good says – reply to this


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      Good. I can't stand this cunt!

    21. YumYum says – reply to this


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      Boo hoo- how could something like that POSSIBLY happen to a former UVA cheerleader who spent years INSULTING people on a morning show! Her coverage of the olympics in Italy was abysmal- she even insulted the local gelato guy by asking if she'd get SICK from his gelato. Nice Ugly American behavior on her part. She is rude and haughty. Hope she never comes back. After the last insult on the Today show, I don't watch her ever.

    22. Confucius says – reply to this


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      She can't catch a break?!? Get Real. Katie Couric has made millions in annual salaries over the years. She's just finer than fine, no matte what turn her 'career' takes. She always reinvents herself as she reaches different stages in her life. When these things happen, another scenario unfolds, and you usually prefer the new life eventually, as a change is as good as a rest.

    23. Carissa says – reply to this


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      Maybe it's her shiteous tarantula mascara…..

    24. Fo Realz says – reply to this


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      CBS foolishly kept the idiotic Dan Rather for years and years and years…and I don't know anyone who could stand him. The only nice thing I can say about her is that she's no worse than him. Except she's a cheap bitch.

    25. Irish Triplets says – reply to this


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      I honestly do not really care, never liked her much… don't watch. However, it sucks for her career - but she's rich (and famous)… she'll live and move on. Big mistake leaving Today.

    26. who cares! says – reply to this


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      who gives a shit? she's STILL laughing her way to the bank. she can retire now and buy her own island…she's swimming in money!

    27. basavanna says – reply to this


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      The CBS news division is what is terrible, not Katie. I love Katie, however I can not watch her because of how terrible the news at CBS is.

    28. katieWho? says – reply to this


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      What kind of mascara does she use? I need to know so I can avoid wasting my money on it.

    29. mia says – reply to this


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      I like her broadcast just fine. Ratings are just a reflection of a moment in time. They go up, they go down. No one makes a big deal of it when a guy has a ratings slump. Keep her on.

    30. Lucy Furr says – reply to this


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      She is terrible and has been riding on the sympathy of her dead husband for years…Diane Sawyer is effin badass and deserves much more than Katie ever could hope to have.

      Maybe karma has finally caught up to Katie for being the bitch that everyone knows she is.

    31. Tina says – reply to this


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      How did people expect her to do as well as her predecessor who had decades to gain the ratings that he did? Total BS

    32. dmd says – reply to this


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      I'VE GOT TO TAKE AT LEAST A 20 COURIC SHIT!!

    33. Tina says – reply to this


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      Re: jamez – WTF is that supposed to mean? moron.

    34. BITCH NEEDS A RAZOR says – reply to this


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      ewwwwwwww, FUZZ FACE! no wonder when she is on tv, she wants them to use the super blur lense!!!!!!!!

    35. whoisjanehunter says – reply to this


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      WHO IS JANE HUNTER?
      WHO IS JANE HUNTER?
      WHO IS JANE HUNTER?
      WHO IS JANE HUNTER?
      WHO IS JANE HUNTER?

    36. oldfart says – reply to this


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      As usual FOX NEWS led the pack averaging 9.93 million viewers (with a 5.9 rating and 10 share). Go Conservatives!
      Anyone with common sense wouldn't watch Couric as a source for news!

    37. red says – reply to this


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      Couldn't happen to a nicer left wing liberal.

    38. chicken tenders says – reply to this


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      I LOVE Brian Williams. He is such a pleasure to watch. My husband and I watch him every night. Never liked Katie. Too much of a cupie doll for the roll. Now, who is really sharp is Lester Holt. He would make a fantastic replacement for Katie. Lester is sharp as hell. BTW I am anglican, but I think Lester Hall is one of the most well spoken, superficially unbiased joursalist I have seen in a long time. Please promote Lester, he is a class act.

    39. ginger says – reply to this


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      WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH HER MASCARA????????????????

    40. Kris says – reply to this


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      What is with eye makeup??????

    41. Astro says – reply to this


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      Katie needs a LARGE BLACK COCK in her ass - that will PERK her up and take that I need a good screwing look off her face - will do wonders for her ratings also.

    42. douchenozzle says – reply to this


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      Who watches the evening news besides my great fucking grandmother anyway? Katie Couric must be one tough woman to have put up w/ the male corporate shit sandwich you just know she has had a bite of. That they lay the failure of the CBS evening news at her feet is ridiculous. The real story is, No One Watches the News Anymore. Who needs to? She is just trying to make a pile of money while she can. Who wouldn't? Go Katie.

    43. douchenozzle says – reply to this


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      Re: YumYum – What kind of weirdo would pull THAT story out of their mental Rolodex? What a strange thing to take offense at. You made me laugh! :)

    44. you can leave your hat on says – reply to this


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      Re: Astro – hilarious, man.

    45. krista says – reply to this


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      Why do her eyelashes scare me, seriously????

    46. Buford Pusser says – reply to this


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      Big surprise…like a woman can do a national newscast. Put a man back on the hot seat and the job will be done properly!

    47. opi says – reply to this


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      Despite Katie, there is great reporting still on the CBS Evening News. Armen Kataen is first rate. He's the only one that took on the TV evangelest scandal (which right wing news outfits like Drudge and Fox don't report about), the formaldehyde in FEMA trailors, Vet suicides, etc. . Also, Lara Logan from Iraq is first rate, as is Bob Schieffer. So it's worth it to watch them, and mute Katie when she goes on and on.

    48. Lee says – reply to this


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      Her eye make-up looks like Tammy Faye Baker's.

    49. Fo Realz says – reply to this


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      She probably uses whatever mascara she can get that is the cheapest!! And I'm sure she wouldn't have her makeup done professionally unless someone else was paying the bill. Did I mention that she's a cheap bitch? She won't even buy soda for her kids because "it's too expensive". See you under the blue light at K-Mart Katie!

    50. opi says – reply to this


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      As much as I don't like Katie, people should know that Elizabeth Vargas, when she was the anchor at ABC World News tonight, also lost over a million viewers. They were lucky to be able to pull her when she said she wanted maternity leave. Notice how they never brought her back. Barbara Walters and Connie Chung also couldn't make the evening news work. It's an old man's time slot. Even if a good female journalist like Christiane Amanpour were to be the anchor, they would say she's too unattractive, etc.

    51. melcatnewtdog says – reply to this


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      SHE NEEDS TO RELEASE A SEX TAPE

    52. Aurora says – reply to this


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      Boring, over-rated old hag….go away, retire, disappear……She was rude to sweet and gentle Norah Jones. Since I love Norah and have all her music, she insulted me too when she tackily asked her totally stupid, rude and inappropriate questions. Norah asked her why she would say such mean things….and please oh please, do not let Katie Couric replace Larry King….that would be the final straw!!! No! no! no! no! no!.

    53. Beth Monroe says – reply to this


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      She is a twat. Met her in New York..Condescending bitch…

    54. Slick Willey says – reply to this


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      That's what she get for being a cockey bitch. Now some other jerk will get a blowjob and pay her millions of dollars.

    55. andrea says – reply to this


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      fakest quack out there…

    56. HereIambaby says – reply to this


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      she is a nice girl.she was said to join the Internet dating recebtly. many fans noticed her profile on interracial club‘B lack Century .com'.she used her real photo. so funny.

    57. Astro says – reply to this


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      Katie was voted most likely to FAKE ORGASMS by the League of Women Voters - they also voted her as the most in need of a LARGE DILDO also

    58. Lq says – reply to this


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      bitch needs some better mascara.

    59. Damon says – reply to this


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      The truth is—she just isn't like-able. She never has been. People are not stupid and get a sense of this. It's that simple.

    60. andreamd28 says – reply to this


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      Katie should host the next big brother….Julie is boring and WHO DRESSES HER??!!

    61. Look at her eyes says – reply to this


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      I'd bet Katie Couric does anti-depressants. You can see the deadness in her eyes.

    62. cur;ysue says – reply to this


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      Re: Look at her eyes –
      wouldn't you?? so what if she does?

    63. zereppo says – reply to this


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      Wow. They made her get a facelift to procure her new job,and now they're gonna can her. Too bad they didn't teach her not to giggle when delivering "news", instead of undergoing surgery to have tighter neck skin and a better looking nose.

    64. A B C D E F G says – reply to this


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      How Katie ended up in television, and not teaching kindergarten somewhere, I'll never understand.

    65. jenbunny says – reply to this


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      will someone save katie from the tarantulas that are attacking her eyes?

    66. Freyja says – reply to this


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      I think that she is doing a good job. And really, does anyone watch the nightly news anyway?

    67. joeyOh says – reply to this


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      I told her to start doing the show with drop dead evening gowns. You can't go wrong. Now strap up Katie. x j

    68. catiesux says – reply to this


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      Yeah, she sux. CBS should hire Madonna to do the news. And Madonna should wear hardly anything. We're talking 55 million viewers.

    69. Tina says – reply to this


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      IT IS NOT HER FAULT !!. SHE IS INTELLIGENT AND ARTICULATE AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HER BEING A WOMAN. IT IS CBS. THEY SHOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS. CBS IS RUN BY OLD FARTS WHO DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE THE OLD NEWS FORMAT . THAT IS WHY NO BODY WATCHES CBS.
      THEY'RE BORING!!!

    70. nell post says – reply to this


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      It's hard to be a smart, capable woman in America.

    71. This Moron Has Dumbed Down News Just Like Dumb Dan Rather says – reply to this


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      Intelligent news junkies would NEVER watch an imbecile like Couric. She always acts like she is on the rag and treats people like dirt. Put her on Let's Make A Deal so we can forget about her useless attributes. She has done more to dumb down news than any other newscaster in decades (well, next to Dan rather).

    72. dither says – reply to this


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      les ain't not fool… he's banking on Hillary becoming president, and in turn
      this country will wake up to women in power being a great thing. which means
      miss couric's ratings go up. it's simple really…

    73. Todd says – reply to this


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      Her ratings are a mirror of what will happen to Hillary if she runs against McBush

    74. tony $ says – reply to this


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      why the fuck do you always always talk about this broad. WHO CARES! since the 1rst time i read you talking down on her I felt that way. she must have done somthing to you and your a mad, catty little chick about it. the news is the news, who cares who is reporting it.

    75. jas$ says – reply to this


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      that mascara kills me. it should be buried in the ocean!

    76. TIRED OF IT ALL says – reply to this


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      She really packs on the makeup and it looks terrible. She was switched at birth with rest in peace, Tammy Baker.

    77. Leigh says – reply to this


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      This is our PROOF that the "girl next door", squeaky-clean image doesn't stay with you! Couric's personal appeal wore down years ago and she's just a journalistic lightweight. I'm tired of looking at her big gums. What was CBS thinking????