Couric's Ratings Woes

Eight months after Katie Couric took over as anchor, The CBS Evening News is a distant third in the nightly news ratings, and last week recorded its lowest audience in 20 years. What do you think?


“This is why you should never hire a woman, or anyone even remotely sane, to do Dan Rather’s job.”

Emil Brun • Day Laborer

“How can she compete against cable news? They get to use the C-word.”

Mila Kreszpy • Recordkeeper

“I warned her. I said ’It’s not like

Matt Gander • Systems Analyst