Couric talk show clears most of marketplaces

CouricKatie Couric's approaching talk show "Katie" continues to be removed in over 60 % of the nation based on distributor Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The syndie yakker continues to be offered in 14 from the top 15 marketplaces to stations possessed by a number of cable operators. Recent clearances include ABC affiliate marketers in Dallas Boston Atlanta Washington, D.C. Detroit Polk, Fla. and Phoenix, and NBC affiliate KING in Dallas. The series is placed to premiere in September 2012 and it is area of the Disney/ABC Television Group's bigger multiplatform cope with the first kind "Today" and "CBS Evening News" anchor. Couric left CBS captured when her contract using the Eye ended she's presently slated to interview Regis Philbin to have an ABC News special in November. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com