ABC and NBC are staging a rematch this morning of the memorable contest between Katie Couric and Sarah Palin in 2008. Couric's interview with Palin in 2008 stalled the meteoric momentum for the vice presidential candidate and fueled the comedy writers at Saturday Night live for months. Now the two battle for top ratings between the Today Show and Good Morning America.
Which news program did you turn to this morning: the Today Show or Good Morning America?
Bill Carter is a media correspondent for our partner The New York Times and author of "The War for Late Night".
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Loved the use of Daft Punk's "Television Rules The Nation" in the segue at the end of this section. :)
How humiliating for NBC to have to go hat-in-hand to Palin in order to compete.
Many never watch any of these programs but apparently some public radio hosts look with an envious eye to the big networks. Meantime Palin still seems to get the last laugh and creates belly aches in all the right places.
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