# Scott Pelley To Replace Katie Couric on "CBS Evening News" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480 "2011-04-07T01:25:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480/1 "2011-04-07T01:25:57Z")
Most of you know Couric’s ratings on _the CBS Evening News_ have been less than spectacular, so it seemed pretty much guaranteed her contract would not be renewed. Now it seems [Scott Pelley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pelley) is the first choice to replace Couric. > [@](#): > > Rumors are spreading that Scott Pelley may take over for Katie Couric as the new host for the “CBS Nightly News.” Word broke earlier this week that Couric is likely to leave the network at the end of her contract this summer to pursue a new show of her own. > > According to a new report from [TMZ.com](http://TMZ.com), Pelley is the top choice of CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. Pelley has appeared regularly on “60 Minutes” and, according to the site, has found an ally in Fager. Full story at [RTT](http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1591519&SM=1) What do you think of this? I find him rather bland. He’d be better than Couric but I still think CBS could do better. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480/2 "2011-04-07T05:14:19Z")
Uh, I don’t know who Scott Pelley is, but I called it as soon as it was announced that Katie would take over that the moment she could get out of that gig, she would. I’m surprised she didn’t try to weasel her way out sooner. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480/3 "2011-04-07T15:02:44Z")
He’ll probably do fine, although I don’t watch CBS. Now if ABC could just get rid of Diane Sawyer and replace her with. . .anybody else. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480/4 "2011-04-07T16:14:49Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > Uh, I don’t know who Scott Pelley is, but I called it as soon as it was announced that Katie would take over that the moment she could get out of that gig, she would. I’m surprised she didn’t try to weasel her way out sooner. I thought she wanted to leave after the 2008 elections… ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pelley-to-replace-katie-couric-on-cbs-evening-news/577480/5 "2011-04-07T16:59:17Z")
They should get Bob Simon. They should be going after the demographic that watches news, older white people. That is why Couric was such a huge failure. they tired to appeal to a demographic that won’t watch their product.