Couric Drops To Third

The novelty — and unprecedented hype — that followed Katie Couric into the CBS Evening News anchor chair might’ve bought her a ratings surge at first, but it appears to have dissipated.

Via USA Today:

After winning her first two weeks and dropping to second place in her third week, CBS’ Katie Couric ended the final week of September in last place behind NBC and ABC.

Preliminary Nielsen ratings show The CBS Evening News with 7.5 million viewers, behind NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams (8.2

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