• TheWall Street Journal , Thursday, April 10, 2008 12:15 PM

After two years of terrible ratings, insiders at CBS News say that Katie Couric -- who arrived to anchor the "CBS Evening News" in 2006 with much hoopla -- may be shown the door well before her contract expires in 2011, possibly as soon as early next year. Couric, who draws a salary of $15 million, has kept the net's news show mired in third place and getting rid of her would be part of a CBS effort to cut costs and improve ratings for the broadcast.

With the exception of a couple weeks, Couric never even managed to match the ratings of interim anchor Bob Schieffer, who was tapped to host the broadcast after Dan Rather departed. But a CBS spokeswoman says "we are very proud of the "CBS Evening News," particularly our political coverage, and we have no plans for any changes regarding Katie or the broadcast."

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