Katie Couric signs a $20 million deal with ABC
May 6th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York City, May 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bloomberg has reported that CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric will have a daytime show on ABC. The report said the network has agreed in principle to advance $20 million towards the production of the show. A source with knowledge of the situation told Bloomberg that former NBC Universal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Zucker will be the executive producer of the show.
Katie’s current contract with CBS ends on the 5th of June. An earlier negotiations with CBS for a daytime show reportedly stalled prompting Katie to start fresh negotiations with ABC.
A rep of Katie wouldn’t confirm the report saying his boss has not made any decision concerning her future. ABC also declined to comment on the report.
What is however clear is that she will not be the anchor of CBS’ Evening News for long. CBS announced recently that “60 Minutes’” Scott Pelley will replace Katie as anchor. The new show titled, “CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley” will premiere on the 6th of June.
54-year-old Katie has been the anchor for the Evening News since 2006. CBS is struggling to get favorable rating for the show. The arrival of Katie did not change the fortunes of the network. Ratings for the show hit all time low when it averaged 4.89 million viewers during the week of the 24th of August 2010.
- Scott Pelley to replace Katie Couric - May 04, 2011
- Katie Couric inks $20 million deal with ABC - May 06, 2011
- Katie Couric's show's name to be 'Katie' - Aug 23, 2011
- Gus Johnson to leave CBS - May 06, 2011
- CBS News anchor Katie Couric quits job - Apr 27, 2011
- Palin's parting kick to CBS News' Katie Couric - Apr 27, 2011
- Katie Couric Admits Of Getting Aggressive For "Glee" - Feb 05, 2011
- Meredith Vieira Will Quit "The Today Show" - Oct 02, 2010
- NBC CEO Jeff Zucker Shown The Door By Comcast - Sep 25, 2010
- CBS' Katie Couric's ratings dip to a record low - Aug 26, 2010
- Did Anderson Cooper Meet With CBS Execs To Discuss Anchor Job? - Mar 02, 2010
- Olivia Munn to appear on HBO pilot - May 19, 2011
- Palin's kids' names mocked by CBS anchor Katie Couric - Aug 05, 2010
- Maggie Rodriguez, Harry Smith and Dave Price Replaced From CBS's "The Early Show" - Dec 02, 2010
- Katie Couric worried over daughter's crush on 'bad boy' Prince Harry - Apr 30, 2011
Tags: 60 minutes, abc, bloomberg, boss, cbs, cbs evening news, cbs evening news anchor, cbs evening news anchor katie, chief executive officer, evening news anchor, executive producer, fortunes, jeff zucker, katie couric, million viewers, nbc, negotiations, new york city, principle, scott pelley