Where do you get all those Ping Pong balls?

 
The Captain’s curse.
Not sure if you notice these things but the CBS Morning Show has almost always rated last for early morning news and interview shows.  The Today Show and Good Morning America has flipped back and forth in the number one  and two spots.  CBS has been a distant third with low ratings.
Many of the CBS Morning show hosts have left disappointed or a bit angry.  Paula Zond, Harry Smith, Katherine Sullivan, Diane Sawyer, Bill Curtis just to name a few.  Some going on to bigger and better TV environs.
So what happened?  Most say the CBS management was a bit over expecting or disappointed as well.  Resulting in too much pressure on the TV personalities.  Certainly a culture hard to perform in.
But here is the truth.  Once Captain Kangaroo was cancelled in the early morning weekday time slot the Morning Show was mercilessly cursed.  Cursed by the children who were fans of the Captain, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose, Mr. Rabbit, and other regulars on the famed Captain Kangaroo Show.  It is as simple as that.  Cursed!  Hexed!  An evil pall was cast over the CBS news department by the Captain and his followers.  Fade to black.