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In fact, her work in the years after Couric's departure was widely seen as what earned her the coveted co-anchor spot this time around.

Ann Curry On 'Today': 'I Was Not Expecting To Become Co-Host' 2011

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley will debut June 6 — two days after Couric's contract with CBS expires.

Scott Pelley to Replace Katie Couric on CBS Evening News 2011

As part of the new deal, ABC will distribute Ms. Couric's talk show to local TV stations, with an intended premiere in the fall of 2012, the people said.

ABC Hopes Couric Can Replace 'Oprah' Sam Schechner 2011

The kudocast, live from the Las Vegas Hilton for the second year in a row, comes at a time of seismic change in the daytime TV industry, what with the exits of Oprah Winfrey, Regis Philbin and Meredith Vieira, the demise of All My Children and One Life to Live, and rumors that Katie Couric's $40 million talk-show deal with ABC may sink General Hospital.

Exclusive: Daytime Emmy Awards Get Ready to Roll 2011

The format for Ms. Couric's show is still under discussion, but it is likely to aim at least in part for the gap that has been left behind after Ms. Winfrey ended her two-and-a-half decade daytime run last month, some of the people familiar with the discussions said.

ABC Hopes Couric Can Replace 'Oprah' Sam Schechner 2011

Ms. Couric's new job would bring one of TV's most recognized faces to daytime-TV as big turnover—notably Ms. Winfrey's exit—is throwing audience loyalties up for grabs.

ABC Hopes Couric Can Replace 'Oprah' Sam Schechner 2011

The show could also incorporate elements of Ms. Couric's stint on "Today," where she was a co-anchor for 15 years, one of those people added.

ABC Hopes Couric Can Replace 'Oprah' Sam Schechner 2011

Sure, maybe Katie Couric's new talk show will be the final nail for General Hospital, and yeah, the rest of ABC's daytime slate has a shorter shelf life than a week-old gallon of milk.

Watercooler: As the Weinergate Turns 2011

Take a look back at Ms. Couric's previous television gigs.

Katie Couric's Television Career 2011

By deciding to air Ms. Couric's show without deciding precisely what it will replace, ABC is shifting its daytime scheduling strategy to more closely mirror that in the evening hours, one of the people familiar with ABC's thinking said.

ABC Hopes Couric Can Replace 'Oprah' Sam Schechner 2011