Katie Couric May Replace Piers Morgan On CNN

[alp227]

Is Piers Morgan Live dead?

Katie Couric reportedly may take over the CNN 9 pm Eastern show from ratings-challenged Piers Morgan, who was the network’s replacement for Larry King.

As we previously reported, in August 2013 Piers Morgan Live attracted a measly 87,000 viewers in its key 25-54 demographic. With his ongoing poor ratings, there’s no way he will be competitive on cable news once Megyn Kelly’s show The Kelly File officially launches on the Fox News Channel in the same time slot.

The TV news insider website FTVLive claims that CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker would like Couric to replace Morgan when Morgan’s contract expires at the end of this year. But Zucker is apparently casting a wider net beyond Couric.

This may be more than just a rumor; it should be noted that FTVLive first reported that NBC would abandon the Hillary Clinton miniseries, and that turned out to be true.

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/975669/katie-couric-may-replace-piers-morgan-on-cnn-report/

One person with nothing to say to another. Sooooo exciting!

[valerief]

1. Proves how irrelevant CNN is. nt

[MADem]

2. Piers did not translate well across the pond. Too pompous, too shirty.

All the grace and charm of a loud wet fart at a debutante ball. He just doesn't belong!

Couric would probably revitalize that time slot. She does a mix of hard and soft news well.

[aikoaiko]

3. Another one from the NRA's enemy list going down.

I keed. I keed.

[UTUSN]

9. Not that much kidding. He's definitely on their hit list. But Katie's been lost on every network.

What happened to the rumor about her replacing Bahbwah WAHWAH?!1 Brian the Wedding Cake dude WILLIAMS told her not to leave Today for the CBS gig and she's been bouncing ever since, just $15 mil here and $15 mil there. ZUCKER was her producer in her previous incarnations and she was bummed when he left her for CNN. While Piers is a MURDOCH sleaze, he has the skills, and on the gun issue he's great.

[patricia92243]

4. I like Katie, but she just started the second year on her own show. Anybody but Piers - can't abide

him. Never thought I would rather see Larry King on the RT station rather than Piers

[Atman]

5. Awesome! Another show I'll never watch!

If it's on CNN, it's not on my tv...except for Anthony Bourdain.

[Tx4obama]

6. Monday Cable News Ratings: CNN’s Morgan Beats Hannity and Maddow in Demo During Shutdown Countdown

Monday Cable News Ratings: CNN’s Morgan Beats Hannity and Maddow in Demo During Shutdown Countdown

Here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/monday-cable-news-ratings-cnns-morgan-beats-hannity-and-maddow-in-demo-during-shutdown-countdown/

[840high]

7. Don't care for either one.

[Efilroft Sul]

8. Her first guest should be Jon Stewart.