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Says you.

Crazy thoughts... Paula Faris joins 'The View', and leaves the weekend show, despite previous reports. Amy moves to the weekend show (yes, demoted). Josh returns to the main show. Strahan/Palmer/both exit the show. I will say, despite his now-legendary ego, Josh was a really good fit on the show. He had a fantastic on-air with each member of the team. Of course, his bromance with Sam was strongest, but he had a great sibling-like goofy side with Lara, a similar ascent into news that endeared him to Robin, and Josh was literally the anti-George for good balance, but with enough journalistic chops to hold his own. A return might just be what the doctor ordered.

I was surprised to find that there isn't a general thread for the CBS Evening News. Yes, I know we've all been encouraged to cut back on broad-topic discussions, but the other network newscasts have their own threads, and I didn't think this tidbit warranted it's own dedicated thread and didn't fit into an existing topic. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Anyway, Jane Pauley's going to be anchoring the broadcast tonight, her first since joining the network as a contributor last year. http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/jane-pauley-to-anchor-cbs-evening-news/268530

If you can't see the difference, I don't know what to tell you.

The old one, in comparison...

Eh...not really. If the 5 wasn't airing, they probably would've closed it like any other show, but since the next newscast was being produced, they figured the normal transition was the logical route.

Nope, completely normal. Just the Luna plug.

Nothin' special. They closed like normal, 5pm toss/tease and all, but the 4 o'clock included a reminder before the hand-off.

In what is likely a first, Eyewitness News at 4 will be tonight's only afternoon newscast...on ABC 7. With a scheduled Cubs game today at 11:30, the station is also airing a make-up game at the weird time of 5, sending the 5 and 6pm newscasts and World News Tonight to 7.2 and the station's website. I've got the DVR set, because when have we ever seen a formal close to the news at 4?

For anyone who can't read minds, Cheryl and Troy are on this afternoon with storm coverage. WFLD broke in for a few minutes and NBC 5 is on with Byron and probably Alicia.

The View is under the news umbrella. If it goes, expect a third hour of GMA, even if it isn't attached to the mother ship.

The verbal references without no web tag are silly, but even though 7online was more than okay, I'd imagine the abc7NY moniker came from network. The bar going stagnant is good news, though. That said, having the abc7NY displayed in a combo of wide Helvetica and ABC Modern (glorified Futura) still looks awful.

Yes. She's reported from LA and NYC in the last couple years, and used those cities' mics.

Absolutely. Getting the ratings and revenue and not having to pump it into a news department is a pretty nice cash flow.

They're back on the regular set. I haven't seen the whole thing yet, but the lighting is definitely different.

They're plugging that her reports begin at 4 tomorrow. Also seems like a sure bet that she'll be on her shift at 5, and obviously at 10.

I...I don't know. Maybe she'll do some pool work for the affiliates. But, still...

He's a logical fill-in for Hosea. Burton's on her way to Los Angeles for the ESPY's, Krash was on last night (but with two newscasts, he's not on that often), and it doesn't make much sense to drag in Ravi or Karen when they're valuable in the field.

Rob's in for Hosea tonight on WCIU.

In terms of irrelevancy? Not quite, but I don't see how they ever make any movement from 5th place. WBBM is weak, but they have to completely implode for WFLD to have a chance at 4th.

Maybe Santa will also bring a better school closure bar this coming holiday season.

Hey, quick question about Byron...in the ABC7 thread. When he fills in for Brant, does he do the 11am show, as well?

That's out my realm of tech knowledge, but yes, mine's an Android.

Hmm...my alert didn't have the exclamation marks at all. You'd think it'd go out the same to everyone.

Steve at 9 just feels right.