While the "Palin Effect" has proved to be ratings gold for SNL, it didn't do much for Katie Couric.

Guess people find Tina Fey's Palin a little more entertaining!

Still, the Couric-Palin interview garnered the newscaster and The CBS Evening News some raise in viewership, as modest as it might have been. And, hopefully audience numbers will continue to rise as the interviews with Sexy Sarah was the first in a series of interviews in which Katie asks each of the candidates the same questions.

Katie, who famously left The Today Show and a hefty raise to switch to another television network altogether, has a questionable future on CBS. Ratings for the news program haven't been as healthy since Katie joined two years ago.

In fact, Couric's ratings are down now as opposed to this same time last year!

But, Katie has a another interview scheduled with the now famous Alaskan governor, so here's hoping that as the election draws closer ratings will climb!

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In case you missed it….

Check out (above) Katie Couric's latest interview - from Tuesday night - with Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Thoughts????

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Click here to watch Couric's new interview with Governor Palin.

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For those of you that didn't like the Charlie Gibson interview or didn't get enough out of her……

Katie Couric will be accompanying Governor Sarah Palin on the campaign trail from Sunday September 28th to Tuesday September 30th.

It's part of an exclusive interview for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.

In addition to the interview and documenting Palin's travels, the show will include behind-the-scenes footage as Palin battles for some of the states stil sitting on the fence. Couric will conduct her interview just days prior to the Vice Presidential debate between Palin and Senator Joe Biden in St. Louis on Thursday October 2nd.

We wonder what Couric might uncover!

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We love us some Cindy McCain!

The potential First Lady of the United States was just interviewed by the Last Lady of the evening news, Katie Couric, at the Republican National Convention.

Click here to watch Cin talk Palin, abortion and much much more!

P.S. Are you creeped out by Cindypoo's creepy smile too????

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"Twin Cities, you've got spunk. And we like spunk."

- Katie Couric, while covering the Republican National Convention in St. Paul on Tuesday night

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Looks like winning that Edward R. Murrow has given Katie Couric a little bit of job security.

Despite most industry experts predicting that she would leave her post as the anchor of the CBS Evening News after the presidential election, Katie just told TV critics assembled for a CBS press tour, “We have no plans to part company anytime soon. There were a lot of speculative pieces that have been spun out of control. I’m very committed to the people and here and the product. I think [the rumors are] dying down considerable. I can’t control what media writers write. Sometimes we live in a bit of an echo chamber. I think people in your room are more fascinated by these things than people in real world. I spend every day focused on doing the best job I can. What I’m focused on and how I can serve 5 million viewers.”

CBS News president Sean McManus went on to say, "It’s not a discussion at CBS. We’re focused on doing our doing our day-to-day jobs."

Despite all the shitty ratings????

We'll have to suffer with her for a while longer.

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Finally.

Some good Katie Couric news to report.

The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric was awarded the coveted Edward R. Murrow award for best newscast.

That will show all those naysayers, right Katie? Probably not.

Guess that means her job is safe….for this week!

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Katie Couric has a YouTube account (who knew?) and the CBS anchor just posted a cute, silly, very silly video that is unbecoming of a nightly news host.

If she were still doing daytime, then cool.

But how can we take her seriously after watching THIS????

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