Katie Couric Weighs Options at CBS: Go or Stay For Less Money

Katie Couric has been behind some type of news desk in front of America since 1984.

For 27 years, people have watched Couric deliver the news either in the early morning hours or in the evening, while dinner is on, but that may all be about to change.

Couric’s contract with CBS is up soon and she has begun negotiating a new deal. Rumor has it the new deal would be worth considerably less money than what she is making now, because her profile did not leap CBS in the news standings compared to the other networks.

Brian Williams and NBC are at the top, followed by Diane Sawyer and ABC in the middle. That leaves Couric and CBS at the bottom of the three networks with evening news programs.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

"Barring a contract extension with CBS, the anchor's other options seem to be the syndicated talk show circuit, which she has previously mentioned as a future consideration, or a jump to cable or even the Web."

"If everyone is smart, she'll stay right where she is for less money," recently departed ABC News president David Westin told the AP. "Whatever somebody says about it, this is a prestigious platform. After an initial rocky start, it's a solid news program."

Couric’s agent and CBS have until the end of May to iron out some kind of plan or Couric might walk. Where do you think she would land in the cable stations if she walked?