Katie Information

Katie is a syndicated talk show co-owned and hosted by ABC News correspondent and former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, co-produced by CZ Productions and Times Square Studios, in association with and distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The show premiered on September 10, 2012.

On January 30, 2013, Disney-ABC Domestic Television renewed Katie for a second season in Fall 2013.

Development & Distribution

On June 6, 2011, it was announced that Katie Couric had signed up a deal with Disney"ABC Television Group for a new syndicated talk show that would premiere in September 2012 and be distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. In the process, ABC announced intentions to relinquish to its affiliates the final hour of its daytime programming lineup (3-4 p.m. Eastern time), occupied at the time by the soap opera General Hospital, to make room for the new program. The decision was made due to resistance from ABC affiliates to air Katie at 4:00 p.m. (ET) because many of them expanded their local newscasts during the timeslot after The Oprah Winfrey Show went off the air in 2011.

In March 2012, Couric and Zucker reportedly expressed concern to ABC executives about having the ABC Daytime talk show The Revolution as a possible lead-in to Katie due to the program's stagnant ratings and concerns of potential fan outcry should the launch of Katie result in the cancellation of General Hospital. On April 11, 2012, ABC decided to keep General Hospital on the air, while effectively cancelling The Revolution. ABC later announced that General Hospital would be moving to the 2 p.m. (ET) timeslot starting September 10, 2012, thus making it the lead-in for Katie on most of the ABC stations carrying the program. The first official promo for the show was released on June 14, 2012.

Katie premiered on Monday, September 10, 2012. The show airs at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on all eight ABC owned-and-operated stations, as part of their local schedules. Approximately 70 percent of the affiliates that carry the show in the 50 top U.S markets are ABC stations. Although affiliates are encouraged to air Katie during the 3:00 p.m. timeslot (ET), the actual airtime of the program varies from one market to another. In Canada, Katie runs nationwide on the Citytv network at 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

Format

Katie covers news and topics "that people care about". It is essentially a lifestyle show, but with news components to reflect Couric's background and interests. During an interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2011, Couric said that she expected the show to cover various issues and be a mixture of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Today.

The executive producer of the program was former NBCUniversal CEO and former executive producer of Today, Jeff Zucker. He left the show on January 2013 to join CNN.

Episodes

Season One (2012"2013)

The first season of Katie premiered on September 10, 2012 with a show featuring singer, actress and fashion designer Jessica Simpson in the first interview since her pregnancy and singer-songwriter, musician, and activist Sheryl Crow discussing motherhood and the controversy surrounding ex-boyfriend Lance Armstrong.

"?-	Ep.	Original airdate	Show title, guest(s)	Show details
1	1.1	September 10, 2012	New Beginnings with Jessica Simpson & Sheryl Crow	Series premiere
2	1.2	September 11, 2012	Aimee Copeland's Survival Story
3	1.3	September 12, 2012	Heidi Klum Opens Up
4	1.4	September 13, 2012	Daring Greatly with Brené Brown
5	1.5	September 14, 2012	Jennifer Lopez: Hotter Than Ever
6	1.6	September 17, 2012	"Fifty Shades" Author E.L. James
7	1.7	September 18, 2012	Amanda Knox's Boyfriend Breaks His Silence
8	1.8	September 19, 2012	Wendy Williams & the Hair Show
9	1.9	September 20, 2012	Sharon & Lexie Love and the Dating Violence Epidemic
10	1.10	September 21, 2012	Food Addiction and Contact Sports
11	1.11	September 24, 2012	Demi Lovato & Eating Disorders
12	1.12	September 25, 2012	Barbra is Back: Barbra Streisand
13	1.13	September 26, 2012	Modern Family's Sofia Vergara
14	1.14	September 27, 2012	Delilah: Woman Behind the Mic & Iyanla Vanzant
15	1.15	September 28, 2012	Funny Girl Chelsea Handler
16	1.16	October 1, 2012	Katie's at Home Show with Donald Trump, Jimmy Fallon, and Andy Cohen
17	1.17	October 2, 2012	Bullying: A National Epidemic
18	1.18	October 3, 2012	Who We Are Through Reality TV
19	1.19	October 4, 2012	Kate Middleton Look-Alike & Ordinary People in the Spotlight
20	1.20	October 5, 2012	Hazing: At What Cost?
21	1.21	October 8, 2012	To Heaven and Back
22	1.22	October 9, 2012	Second Acts: Magic the Mogul & Kathy Ireland
23	1.23	October 10, 2012	Online Predators
24	1.24	October 11, 2012	What Makes Us Happy?
25	1.25	October 12, 2012	Kevin James
26	1.26	October 15, 2012	Murder or Medical Mystery? The Hannah Overton Story
27	1.27	October 16, 2012	Tyra Banks & the Culture of Cruelty
28	1.28	October 17, 2012	Bill O'Reilly & Redbook's Hot Husbands
29	1.29	October 18, 2012	Tyler Perry and 'Secret Sex Lives' Author Suzy Spencer
30	1.30	October 19, 2012	Amy Grant & Aging Parents
31	1.31	October 22, 2012	Susan Sarandon
32	1.32	October 23, 2012	Rod Stewart
33	1.33	October 24, 2012	Starting Over & Madeline Stowe
34	1.34	October 25, 2012	LeAnn Rimes & will.i.am
35	1.35	October 26, 2012	Superstar Taylor Swift
36	1.36	October 31, 2012	Sandy: Stories of the Storm
37	1.37	November 1, 2012	Storm Sandy & Sharon Osbourne
38	1.38	November 2, 2012	Annie Back on Broadway
39	1.39	November 5, 2012	Hurricane Sandy: Day of Giving
40	1.40	November 6, 2012	Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan
41	1.41	November 7, 2012	Michael J. Fox
42	1.42	November 8, 2012	Confronting a Dark Past
43	1.43	November 9, 2012	It's a Miracle!
44	1.44	November 12, 2012	Star of daytime's highest rated show "Judge Judy" Sheindlin
45	1.45	November 13, 2012	Exonerated: Free After 25 Years
46	1.46	November 14, 2012	Deadly Dose
47	1.47	November 15, 2012	Psychic Medium John Edward & Char Margolis
48	1.48	November 16, 2012	Daytime Talk Show Host Dr. Phil
49	1.49	November 19, 2012	Sally Field & Tony Bennett
50	1.50	November 20, 2012	Lauren Scruggs and Giuliana & Bill Rancic
51	1.51	November 21, 2012	Alicia Keys & Ina Garten
52	1.52	December 3, 2012	Vanished with John Walsh: Gone Without a Trace
53	1.53	December 4, 2012	Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas
54	1.54	December 5, 2012	Miss America Hopeful Allyn Rose & Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran
55	1.55	December 6, 2012	Life After Murder
56	1.56	December 7, 2012	Women Who Made Millions
57	1.57	December 10, 2012	Falsely Accused: Innocent Behind Bars
58	1.58	December 11, 2012	Jane Fonda
59	1.59	December 12, 2012	2012: The Year That Was
60	1.60	December 13, 2012	The Dog Show with Carrie Ann Inaba
61	1.61	December 14, 2012	The Cast of MTV's Jersey Shore & Newark Mayor Cory Booker
62	1.62	December 17, 2012	Tragedy in Connecticut
63	1.63	December 18, 2012	Hugh Jackman
64	1.64	December 19, 2012	Katie's Surprise Holiday Giveaway Show
65	1.65	December 20, 2012	Billy Crystal & Bette Midler
66	1.66	December 21, 2012	Olivia Newton-John
67	1.67	December 24, 2012	Home for the Holidays
68	1.68	January 7, 2013	Katie's Surprise Show
69	1.69	January 8, 2013	Raising a Kid Different Than You
70	1.70	January 9, 2013	TV's Hottest Stars with Julianna Margulies, NeNe Leakes, and the Cast of Downton Abbey
71	1.71	January 10, 2013	Incredible Medical Mysteries
72	1.72	January 11, 2013	Going Au Naturale
73	1.73	January 14, 2013	The War on Human Trafficking with Jada Pinkett Smith
74	1.74	January 15, 2013	Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger
75	1.75	January 16, 2013	Celebrity Health Scares
76	1.76	January 17, 2013	50 Cent Is Making Katie Sweat!
77	1.77	January 18, 2013	Why We Cheat
78	1.78	January 22, 2013	Moving Forward After the Unthinkable: Matthew Badger and Judy Shepard Speak Out
79	1.79	January 23, 2013	Barry Manilow: His Music & Passion
80	1.80	January 24, 2013	A Katie Exclusive: Notre Dame's Manti Te'o Breaks His Silence
81	1.81	January 25, 2013	Jennifer Lopez & Jason Statham
82	1.82	January 28, 2013	Online Love Traps: The Victims and Masterminds Speak Out
83	1.83	January 29, 2013	Newlywed and New Mom Drew Barrymore
84	1.84	January 30, 2013	Star-Studded Wednesday: Mary J. Blige, Angela Bassett and Michael Bolton
85	1.85	January 31, 2013	Dying to Be Beautiful: Beauty Trends That Can Prove Lethal
86	1.86	February 1, 2013	How to De-Stress Your Life with Goldie Hawn and Deepak Chopra
87	1.87	February 4, 2013	The Men of Silver Linings Playbook
88	1.88	February 5, 2013	Charlie Sheen
89	1.89	February 6, 2013	Multiple Madness
90	1.90	February 7, 2013	The 'Scandal' Hour: Kerry Washington and Mike Tyson
91	1.91	February 8, 2013	Latinos Rising
92	1.92	February 11, 2013	A Katie Exclusive: Sue Paterno in Her First Interview Since the Penn State Scandal Broke
93	1.93	February 12, 2013	Hollywood on the Front Lines: Jessica Chastain
94	1.94	February 13, 2013	Katie Goes Country! with Connie Britton, Reba and Chris Young
95	1.95	February 14, 2013	Katie's Wedding Day: A Bride Bonanza, a Special Guest "Groom," and GH Star Genie Francis on her Port Charles "I do's"
96	1.96	February 15, 2013	Fabulous, Funny, and Looking Good with Whoopi Goldberg and Jane Lynch
97	1.97	February 18, 2013	Katie's Date with Oscar...
98	1.98	February 19, 2013	Headliners and Hit Makers with Clive Davis and Usher
99	1.99	February 20, 2013	Shocking Medical Mistakes
100	1.100	February 21, 2013	What They Don't Want You to Know
101	1.101	February 22, 2013	Happy Hour with Joan and Melissa
102	1.102	February 25, 2013	Katie Comes Clean! Can She De-Clutter Her Life?!
103	1.103	February 26, 2013	Trapped in the Wrong Body: Growing Up Transgender
104	1.104	February 27, 2013	Crime Writer Turned Crime Victim: Patricia Cornwell Fights for Her Empire
105	1.105	February 28, 2013	What Your Kids Are Doing That You Don't Know About
106	1.106	March 1, 2013	Katie's Wonder Kids!
107	1.107	March 4, 2013	Katie Returns to Newton
108	1.108	March 5, 2013	Mommy's Little Helper
109	1.109	March 6, 2013	Modern Families
110	1.110	March 7, 2013	Girls Around the World
111	1.111	March 8, 2013	Chelsea Handler
112	1.112	March 11, 2013	Sheryl Sandberg: Women and Equity
113	1.113	March 12, 2013	The Friendship Show with Chelsea Handler, Kathy Najimy, and Larry King
114	1.114	March 13, 2013	Spotlight Cancer: Action & Awareness
115	1.115	March 14, 2013	Katie's Life Cleanse: How to Detoxify Your Life
116	1.116	March 15, 2013	Jon Bon Jovi
117	1.117	March 20, 2013	Tina Fey & Paul Rudd's College Confessions
118	1.118	March 2013
119	1.119	March 2013
120	1.120	March 2013
121	1.121	March 2013

Ratings

The premiere telecast of Katie on September 10, 2012 was rated the third highest-rated debut for a syndicated daytime talk show in the last decade, after the series premieres of Dr. Phil in 2002 and Rachael Ray in 2006. Katie debuted with a 2.8 household rating, 8 share in the 52 U.S. Metered Markets. The premiere of Katie outdelivered by significant margins the debut telecasts of other new daytime talk shows such as The Steve Harvey Show, The Jeff Probst Show and The Ricki Lake Show.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	39th People's Choice Awards	Favorite New Talk Show Host