Katie Courics Syndicated Talk Show Cleared In 60% Of The Country

Katie Courics upcoming nationally syndicated talk show, Katie, has been cleared in over 60% of the country, according to Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which is distributing the show. Katie, slated to launch in fall 2012, has been sold in 14 of the top 15 markets. Of course, the backbone of that are the 8 ABC owned and operated stations, which picked up the show as part of Couric’s deal with Disney/ABC. The 8 stations (in NY, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh/Durham and Fresno) cover 22.5% of the country, including the top 5 markets. Additional clearness include stations from broadcast groups Allbritton Communications, Belo Corporation, Cox Media Group, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television, LIN Broadcasting, McGraw-Hill, Scripps Howard Broadcasting and Young Broadcasting. The most recent Katie clearances include WFAA Dallas, WCVB Boston, WSB Atlanta, WJLA Washington DC, WXYZ Detroit, KNXV Phoenix, KING Seattle and WFTS Tampa.