Couric's Last 'Evening News' Broadcast Scheduled for This Week

"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric's last broadcast has an airdate, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites an announcement Couric made on Friday's edition. The telecast is scheduled for this Thursday, May 19.Substitute anchors will probably rotate in until Scott Pelley takes over permanently on June 6, the story says. Couric is expected to shift to ABC daytime, where she will host a syndicated show that will debut in the fall of 2012, the piece notes.Couric said Friday that her last day on the program will look back at “some of the amazing stories we’ve covered over the past five years."


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Controversial Cable News Host to Play Murder Suspect

The host of a popular and controversial cable news show will try his hand at acting, taking on the role of a murder suspect in a crime show, TVGuide.com reports.Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly will guest star as himself on an episode of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" this season. O'Reilly worked with the show's creator Janet Tamaro on "Inside Edition," and is friends with one of the show's stars, Angie Harmon, the story says.He's expected to tape an episode in July that will air at the end of summer. The second season of "Rizzoli & Isles" debuts July 11. 

News Corp. Financials: TV Is Up, Film Is Down

News Corp. reported that gains in its TV business were offset by lower income at its filmed entertainment unit, the result being that its fiscal third-quarter net income declined to $639 million from $839 million a year earlier, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C.One of the challenges was the comparison against last year's boost from the hit film "Avatar," the story says.Cable networks were News Corp.'s biggest generator of earnings, said Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch. Profits at the unit jumped 25% to $735 million, while sales rose 13%.Operating income for News Corp.’s TV segment surged to $192 million from $40 million. Revenue increased 2% because of the Super Bowl and a healthier ad market, the piece notes, while costs were down in part because of the end of the series “24.”