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I’m late to watching the full broadcast but I echo everything that’s been said here. This is really impressively done and one of the best iterations of CBSEN that they’ve created since before Katie Couric’s time. The clean visual look, the depth of the reports and the pacing was really a 10/10. And once again, that 1987 theme is a classic. Just really well done. I haven’t said that about CBS News in a very long time.

Maybe they could use the original 1987 version of the open? InShot_20250128_185232423.mp4

Finally! CBS is being CBS. Instead of trying to copy and beat NBC and ABC, they are compiling a broadcast that fits CBS's ethos. It has the feel, pacing, and in-depth storytelling that is the hallmark of CBS News. I don't know how it will do long term in the ratings, but I applaud them for going their own way. Even the minimalistic graphics is refreshing. (Yes, I hate how the other two label everything as BREAKING NEWS.) But this also feels very CBS. 60 Minutes doesn't use lower thirds at all. They make it a point to incorporate the person's ID into the script. Every version of their morning show used to be a poor imitation of TODAY and Good Morning America. Remember their 5th Ave. streetside studio? It always felt like they were going against the grain, trying to be something that was unnatural for their organization. Until they stopped the cooking segments, concerts, Halloween parties, etc., that the others do well and focused on good storytelling and smart conversation. It hasn't set the ratings on fire, but they are doing something different, which works for them. Now, they appear to have embraced their DNA in the evenings by assembling one heck of a smart newscast.

I think they listened to our feedback. During the first break, the "world temps" started with the stock indices. And the camera shot was a little more active, with someone delivering scripts to the Maurice and John and the camera doing a 360, going behind the desk.

I've seen opens, and now a montage from Archiva on YouTube. I have to give it a solid A-. I thought seeing no tease, no BREAKING NEWS stingers, and weather coverage (regardless if it was significant or not) was refreshing. This is night one so I'll take what I've seen with a grain of salt because it doesn't mean it'll be consistent every night. However, I do think CBS has finally found a working formula and I hope it sticks. CBS deserves to be #1 again every night, but it'll take a bit more tweaking and many more viewers to lure them all back in. For now, night one gives me a solid A- impression.

Guess I’ll add also. Watching it, it felt more like something from the BBC. The fact they didn’t have a “breaking news” cyron up speaks volume to what they want with this newscast. I think the tease being gone is just something they are testing and we will probably see it back, but will be short to just two or three stories. We will probably see changes happen in the next few months before something more permanent happens. Let’s hope CBS doesn’t mess up anything else.

Reading on the comments online, the viewers liked the new format.

Would be great to see Jim jump to MSNBC and replace Andrea Mitchell at 12pm.

The Rangers will also be launching a new RSN (funny saying that considering it's the initials) called Rangers Sports Network. Wonder if, considering they're using the same streaming platform as the Mavericks & Stars, if in the future, games of those teams will air there as well, I think that'd be a move they'd consider to fill air time in the Winter months. Select games will air on KDAF (CW/Dallas-Ft. Worth). Local TV stations outside DFW airing games shown on KDAF:https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/rangers/documents/y2025/2025_OTA_Map_FNL.pdf

Just saw the opening of the new Evening News, and it's just a short sting as was in the late-80s with Rather (albeit without the story rundowns; just right into the broadcast).

Though I love that CBS brought back the 1987-1991 original Dan Rather theme music (from Trivers/Myers), this is like the 3rd time they brought it back? How about bringing back the 1991-2006 updated version done by Patterson, Walz and Fox? A REFRESHED version with the This is CBS branding mnemonic thrown in, of course?

I really liked the first broadcast of the new EN. The graphics look great - simple and not kept onscreen yet effective and useful (and great lack of BREAKING NEWS), the set design is very nice, well-utilized and vibrant, and DuBois & Dickerson make a good team and the stories are great & informative. I look forward to watching this new era as it continues.

Interesting first broadcast. No cold open tease. Just the open and right into the first story, which was talking with Margaret Brennan about the new Chinese AI app that scared Wall Street today. Then a 60 Minutes-like piece from Jim Axelrod on Chinese intelligence threats. CBS got lucky with today's news that made that story, which they had to have been working on for a bit, seem extra relevant. The new president who is sucking up so much oxygen everywhere else got about ten seconds of coverage during a headlines roundup. Lower-thirds are very different than anything else on CBS, and only seem to be used for talent. (I don't think lower-thirds need to be permanent on the screen but they can be useful for identifying people and places.) There is not even the small CBS eye on the screen. The circular CBS Evening News logo appears on the top left of the screen during video playback. The studio looks nice, but it feels like local news. They have this nice newsroom but chose to have that behind the cameras, not in front. Perhaps they'll make more use of the newsroom in shots later on. WCBS also mentioned that the set will feature augmented reality but I didn't see any of that tonight. During the first commercial break, they had some text headlines/teases on the bottom of the screen, some "world temperatures," and a small box showing Maurice and John in the studio. The camera just kept swaying from left to right and back showing the talent just sitting there. Not very exciting. Is it really necessary? Why does the logo say "Eye On America America"? Love that theme song. Is this the third time they've used it, going back to the 1980s? Definitely a nice first show. Still not sure I understand why they need two anchors. Wonder how fill-ins will be handled. Will be interesting if CBS stays the course or gets impatient in 6 to 12 months.

Sadly you have to question her judgement. She put both Dr. Oz (twice reprimanded by FDA due to fraudulent claims and failure to disclose equity interests) and the fraud Dr. Phil who pulled this disgusting stunt.

Phil McGraw has always been a fraudulent assclown, and the sooner this waste of bandwidth of a TV network disappears, the better off we would all be.

Sadly there is a segment of the population that eat this stuff up, no matter how most of us feel. The good news, most don't know where to even find the station. Doe it even register in terms of ratings? The bad news, it is a bubble, reinforcing what folks want to hear and believe. Something all media is becoming.

They have Good Day Chicago-branded mic flags now too.

Dallas Fort Woth is a bigger metro area by about a million people. About 8.1 million people call the DFW metro area home. About 7.1 million people call the Houston Metro area home. The only reason Houston is the “biggest” city in Texas by population is because it is—quite literally— the “biggest” city in Texas. Back in the day, before Houston really started growing, the city of Houston annexed as much of the (then undeveloped) land around it as possible. So when developers began to build suburban housing developments in those undeveloped areas—they became part of the city of Houston, rather than becoming a part of a different “suburb” city. Dallas didn’t do that to the same extent. When Dallas began to grow, suburbs like Richardson, Garland, Plano, etc. beat the city of Dallas to annexing undeveloped land into their cities. In total, the City of Houston takes up 665 square miles, with a city population of 2.3. million. The City of Dallas takes up 340.5 square miles. And has a city population of 1.3 million. So the city populations area proportionate to the land area each city takes up. That said, Dallas has far more suburbs than Houston. And also shares a metropolitan region with Fort Worth, another major city with a population nearing one million within its city borders. ill give you another example. Oklahoma City is the 20th largest city in America by population. But it is the 42nd most populous metro area—because it doesn’t have many suburbs. It’s basically just Oklahoma City and a few suburbs. tldr: DFW contains more suburbs than the Houston metro, and has a bigger metro population because of this.