Considering the fac that Katie Couric debuted on the CBS Evening News by finally exposing Suri Cruise to the world, we either give the anchor an A+ or an F-.
She answered long-term, nagging questions from The Gossip staff and its fans – but she also killed our favorite story.
What did other news and celebrity fodder outlets have to say after which in metered markets emerged as the program’s highest-rated broadcast since Feb. 23, 1998? Let’s take a gander …
– The New York Daily News‘ David Bianculli called Couric’s maiden voyage “impressive,” noting, “She was serious at the start, folksy at the end, and poised and professional throughout.”
Interestingly, not a single one of those adjectives describes Jennifer Love Hewitt.
– “Katie was cool and confident [but] the format was uneven,” one anonymous media expert said.
– Added another nameless critic: “[Couric] seemed to strike the right note at the start… but then started doing an intellectual striptease. What’s up with that identity crisis?”
– The Hollywood Reporter echoed that last thought, calling the half hour “a news-flavored broadcast that consists of one or two news pieces, a few headlines and a host of soft features.”
No way the publication was talking about Suri. That was a hard-hitting piece of reporting.