“There is a circumspect consensus to network news executives’ predictions about the reception for the “CBS Evening News With Katie Couric,” which debuts Tuesday night: Curiosity will produce a short-term spike in the “Evening News” ratings, which will then subside,” TV Week’s Michele Greppi says.
CBS’s Sean McManus foresees a “big tune-in” Tuesday night and “some drop-off the second night.” ABC’s Paul Slavin says “it’ll settle down in a couple of weeks or a month.” And NBC’s Steve Capus says “we fully expect there to be sampling.” More…
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