Jon Friedman asks: “Remember Charles Gibson?
It’s not exactly a rhetorical question, you know. With all of the clamoring about Katie Couric‘s arrival at “The CBS Evening News” on Sept. 5, it’s easy to see why Gibson has become The Overlooked Anchor lately.”
He’s also become the third-place anchor lately. All three evening newscasts tied in the 25-54 demo last week, but among total viewers, Gibson came in third, behind NBC and CBS…
> Update: 10:31am: I should note that Friedman’s column is a positive one. “I’ve come to appreciate the low-key, just-the-facts style of Gibson and his show. Guess what? The program is all about the day’s news, of all things,” he writes…
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