gwynnega: (Roger Coleridge)
[personal profile] gwynnega
So the rumors are true: Katie Couric is getting General Hospital's time slot on ABC starting in September 2012. ABC refuses to admit they're planning to axe GH, however. Even if GH isn't cancelled next year, a change in its time slot will almost certainly finish it off, and then ABC will have what it apparently wants: no scripted daytime dramas, and fewer pesky unionized writers and actors to deal with.

Date: 2011-06-07 05:33 am (UTC)
kore: (Default)
From: [personal profile] kore
provides the failed evening news host with a hefty $20 million a year salary plus ownership of her program

Gahhh. Is that really cheaper than a soap?

Buried within the press release was where it was stated that "as part of the announcement, the network is set to return the last hour of its Daytime network block to affiliates no earlier than September 2012, but continues to support 'General Hospital,' and the plans to launch 'The Chew' in September of this year and 'The Revolution' in January 2012."

Guess so. Wow.

Date: 2011-06-07 08:01 pm (UTC)
kore: (Default)
From: [personal profile] kore
I think you're right. Gahhh.

Date: 2011-06-07 01:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pastels-badge.livejournal.com
Gah! Perfect mood choice for this--I'm about as disgusted with ABC as Julia is with Barnabas most of the time. Stupid Katie Couric. Grr, argh.

Date: 2011-06-07 01:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pastels-badge.livejournal.com
I don't think it's going to pan out the way they seem to think it will. Which just makes the whole situation that much more frustrating.

Date: 2011-06-07 10:07 am (UTC)
usedtobeljs: (Kevin and Lucy GH)
From: [personal profile] usedtobeljs
I think there's an over-supply of daytime talk shows as it is (despite the retirement of Oprah Winfrey) -- so I can't imagine how killing off GH would be good for ABC in any way. But then, I'm not an exec. :-(

[hugs]

Date: 2011-06-07 07:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stevie-carroll.livejournal.com
Ack. What is it with executives getting rid of well-written shows at the moment?

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