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Post by karebr13 on Jan 12, 2012 15:14:15 GMT -5
from daytime royalty daytimeroyaltyonline.com/topic/8632559/1/#newKatie Couric gets GH's timeslot It’s curtains for “General Hospital.” ABC announced today that Katie Couric would get the soap’s 3pm time slot in September 2012. That means that the soap, which started airing in 1963, will join “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” on the scrap heap. Of course, “General Hospital” might get a mild reprieve if ABC’s other soap substitutes at 1 and 2 pm don’t pan out. But in the end, the destruction of ABC daytime dramas is now complete and sealed. It’s a mistake, of course, to have jettisoned decades of loyal viewership for the unknown, and all at the same time. But the party’s over. ABC made their Couric announcement at 1pm eastern, even though it was no surprise. There’s a lot of carping about former NBC chief Jeff Zucker as Katie’s exec producer, but frankly, this is what he does best. The show’s going to be a hit, even if it means “General Hospital” is sent to the morgue. www.showbiz411.com/2011/06/06/general-hospitals-last-patient-katie-couric-who-takes-their-time-slot/comment-page-1#comment-89235 |
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Post by fluffysmom on Jan 12, 2012 15:16:49 GMT -5
That is horrible. I'm so sorry to hear that.
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 12, 2012 15:45:43 GMT -5
So that leaves only 3 soaps? Y&R, B&B, and Days, right?
That's so sad.
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Post by phloefansince2000 on Jan 12, 2012 16:38:05 GMT -5
I hate Kate Couric for getting GH's timeslot I'm praying to God that this is a mistake! No GH is my fav soap don't cancel it!
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Post by Tom Horton on Jan 12, 2012 19:25:48 GMT -5
Mark my words, ABC is going to end up last in daytime when they close GH.
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Post by Trey on Jan 17, 2012 12:03:23 GMT -5
I hope Katie tanks...
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