This is no surprise at all... Katie Couric is getting her own talk show. Her new show will debut in September 2012 on ABC and it will be set in New York City. Of course this is partly due to the Oprah's retirement, because who would want to go against Oprah? Couric will have part ownership in her new show, so this will not be something she will be taking lightly. ABC also announced that eight ABC-owned stations covering nearly one-quarter of the nation's population including stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — have agreed to air it in the 3 p.m. weekday time slot. Couric will also conduct interviews, participate in special events coverage and even appear on shows such as Good Morning America, World News and Nightline. Couric also said she wants to combine the three elements of most talk shows today like Oprah did by including news, entertainment and health information. Only about one of every 10 new syndicated shows that come on the market succeed, and do not see this show succeeding. Does anyone remember Jane Pauley? Probably not. Katie Couric has more star power than Pauley but I do not see her as entertaining. Her prime has passed, in the 90's, which might have been a MUCH better time for her to have a talk show. People loved her, she was spunky, fresh and all that other stuff people love. Now she has been that lady on some news show that no one watched. On top of that she is not going to start her show until late 2012! Will forget about her by August 2011. I can see her having a lot of older people being very interested in her, but I will not be one of those people watching her new show, past the 1st episode of course. I am giving Katie Couric a Digit Down.
I could not help myself. Though I did not cry I just HAD to watch the farewell. It all started when I saw this commercial.
It all became real. Then I started watching the farewell show. It was what I expected. She spent the 1st 30 minutes thanking her fans and briefly going through some of the moments that stood out to her. She spent the 2nd 30 minutes thanking God and acknowledging her blessings again and again and again, which I did not mind. A lot will be said about Oprah, good and bad, as is said about everyone. I am glad she went out the way she wanted, the way she deserved. I am giving Oprah 2 Digits Up.
Lady Gaga has been called the new queen of pop, which I disagree with, but she is the number one female artist in the world at this moment. Now she has a new number one to add to her ever growing list. According to Forbes she number one on their annual list of 100 Powerful Celebrities. She has dethroned Oprah Winfrey. She may not have made as much money as Oprah but her following is just as powerful, if not more powerful. Oprah may have earned $290 million, $200 million more than Gaga, but Gaga's 32 million Facebook fans and 9.5 million Twitter followers aka "Little Monsters" who helped move 1 million digital downloads of her recent single "Born This Way" in only five days are the reason she is topping the list this year. I am sure she will secretly enjoy this achievement, and act like it is all "whatever" in public. I am giving her a Digit Up for achieving something this major so soon.
We all know what Maria Shriver has been going through these days. This is why it was almost no surprise that she went on air to attend one of her friend's, Oprah, final shows. She walked out to a loud roar from the 15,000 people in the crowd. She had these kind words to say, "For more than 30 years you have bestowed upon me the most amazing friendship. You have shown love, support, wisdom, and most of all the truth. Over the years, you have shared that very generous spirit -- you've believed in others, so they can believe in themselves." These two women have been friends for 30 years and I am sure Oprah was glad that she made it out there even with all of her personal problems. Some say that Maria made a "dig" at Arnold when she said "...and most of all the truth." I am not sure, I will have to wait for the episode to air to see what type of facial expression she made, but either way she wins by just showing up and looking great. I am giving Maria Shriver a Digit Up for not letting these past 2 weeks keep her down.
Michael Vick has cancelled his interview with Oprah, what a rare event. The interview was to cover Vick's time in prison, his work with the Humane Society and his return to the NFL. There has been talk all week about it. Oprah made a bet with Piers Morgan on who would land an interview with Vick 1st, Oprah won...so we thought. Although Vick said he cancelled for personal reasons it has been said that he cancelled because of pressure from the Eagles owners and those in charge of the team. There was talk that maybe he would have to face some of the owners of the dogs he fought against, which I do not think is true at all. I think that even though Oprah would have given him a great chance to add to his new positive reputation, I think it is best that he did not do the show. People are starting to forgive him and even forget what he did, some not all. This happen like 4 years ago, the time to strike was 2 years ago, or even last season when he actually made his 'comeback". To do the show now would just reopen an old scar and people would get very angry again. Basically, the time has passed and I am okay with him cancelling. Digit Up.
So Oprah promised to unveil a secret on today's show, but not just any secret, a family secret. Oh boy! I am sure it is nothing major, Maybe she found out the cancer runs in her family or that she is related to Barack Obama somehow. Or maybe it is something major. Maybe she found her real father, something that Kitty Kelley apparently knows. Maybe she is going to tell us about a child she gave away 40 years ago. We know a lot about her, she tells us everything, so whatever she tells us...we may not be so shocked. But you must she knows how to get people to tune in, and I am sure they will be there waiting to see this secret or "secret". Digit Up to Oprah.
Are you ready to get OWNed? Whether you are or are not it is here. The Oprah Winfrey Network has launched and we are going to hear a lot about it, good and bad.
She will have new shows for herself and her friends. She will even have a new reality show to find the next talk show titan, mini titan because Oprah will be in control of it all. I am just going to give this a Digit Up because it could, most likely will, be a major success or just Lifetime.
As you may already know I love television, it will be my future means of income some day, some way. I recently read an article about the salaries of televisions top stars in all genres from reality to comedy. Of course Oprah made the most with $315 million, but other salaries were interesting. Along with the salaries the article explained the average rate for a new show is about $75,000-$125,000 per episode, down from what it used to be but still good. Some stars of hit shows are barely making $200,000, such as the stars of "Big Bang Theory". It also explained how 1 veteran star wanted $250,000 per episode and the studio said no, only $200,000. The star would not budge so the studio went with someone else. I, for some reason, assume that the replacement star was William Shatner in the new show this Fall "Shit My Dad Says", but I could be wrong. Anyway, the article was interesting and made me think hard about the work the actors do and who really deserves their pay, and how much they actually make. I think some actors really do deserve more, but due to conflict and whatnot they have to settle for what their other cast members make and they all have to just eat it. That is unless you are Charlie Sheen who will be earning $2 million an episode while his co-star Jon Cryer will be earning $550,000. Maybe I should be an actor of some sort and land on a show. Even reality stars are making big bucks. Kate Gosselin makes $250,000 per episode for "Kate Plus 8" and Snooki from "Jersey Shore makes $30,000 per episode, which in the end will be more than she ever could have made on her own without winning the lottery. I am giving this information a Digit Up, it just inspires me in some odd way. Click here to see the complete list.
This is no surprise at all... Katie Couric is getting her own talk show. Her new show will debut in September 2012 on ABC and it will be set in New York City. Of course this is partly due to the Oprah's retirement, because who would want to go against Oprah? Couric will have part ownership in her new show, so this will not be something she will be taking lightly. ABC also announced that eight ABC-owned stations covering nearly one-quarter of the nation's population including stations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — have agreed to air it in the 3 p.m. weekday time slot. Couric will also conduct interviews, participate in special events coverage and even appear on shows such as Good Morning America, World News and Nightline. Couric also said she wants to combine the three elements of most talk shows today like Oprah did by including news, entertainment and health information. Only about one of every 10 new syndicated shows that come on the market succeed, and do not see this show succeeding. Does anyone remember Jane Pauley? Probably not. Katie Couric has more star power than Pauley but I do not see her as entertaining. Her prime has passed, in the 90's, which might have been a MUCH better time for her to have a talk show. People loved her, she was spunky, fresh and all that other stuff people love. Now she has been that lady on some news show that no one watched. On top of that she is not going to start her show until late 2012! Will forget about her by August 2011. I can see her having a lot of older people
being very interested in her, but I will not be one of those people watching her new show, past the 1st episode of course. I am giving Katie Couric a Digit Down.
