After the news broke that Katie Couric was leaving CBS Evening News, where she has been anchor for a tempestuous five years, the speculating began: What would Couric do next? Though Couric claimed to be weighing a number of possibilities, one rumor suggested that she was eying a syndicated talk show with her former Today show cohost Matt Lauer (whose contract with Today is up at the end of 2012).
Now, TMZ is reporting that Couric is close to signing a whopping $20-million deal with ABC. Under the new contract, which has not been made public yet, Couric would have significant involvement in 20/20 and ABC News specials, as well as her own five-day-a-week talk show. (An ABC source tells TMZ that Lauer is not involved.)
While Couric's potential new deal is great news for her fans, soap-opera addicts might not feel the same way. If Couric does join ABC, the beloved daytime drama General Hospital could face cancellation, due to a time-slot conflict with Katie's daily chat show. Yet another soap opera may be about to bite the dust? Say it ain't so!
In an interview with Lauer last month, Couric said, "I'm in the middle of figuring out where would be the best place for me, what would be the best job for me. What might appeal to me?"
It looks like the $20-million deal with ABC may be just the thing to put Katie back on top, instead of in third place like she was with CBS Evening News. We look forward to seeing what Couric's future may hold -- fingers crossed the cancellation of General Hospital is not involved!
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/katie-couric-moving-abc-20-million-deal/1-a-346769
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