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I want to say ABC 7's best sets were probably the all blue set from the late 80s and the steps desk set from the 70s, And those weren't fantastic. Otherwise the station has had a rough history aesthetically. But this has definitely been a more substance than decoration station, because they have a solid news team, and have retained the most veteran talent. SB: I can't wait to see what this new building does for This Week and Weekend GMA because the lighting and camera quality on both shows is just as bad as WABC.

Fair points but my issue isn't sizes of sets, it's design concept. KTLA and WPIX are very similar, but there's subtle differences on the LA set that give it the edge. In the case of WABC, IMO set size wasn't an issue, it was bad design and poor lighting that cheapened its look.

Have to respectfully disagree. IMO, None of the NYC stations look better than their O&O siblings. KCAL's set looks better than WCBS, WTTG's set tops WNYW, KNBC and KXAS's sets top WNBC, KTLA looks better than WPIX and KGO and KABC have always looked better than WABC. I know some of these could be considered West Coast flagships, but still, one would think Market 1 stations would get all the best stuff. What's in the pic apparently tops anything WABC has in 30+ years. The current best looking set in market is between WPIX and WCBS but this should surely rival that.

Liking the updated L3 color scheme for GDNY! Very Today Show.

I thought there was talk a while back of CBS 2 moving to solo anchored broadcasts outside of the morning to save money? If not, Dick Brennan is a solid choice. He’s very personable.

Am I serious about what? I was unaware that Tamron Hall relocated to the new studio. Everybody doesn’t know everything, and thank you for informing me. There’s a more polite way that you could have informed me of that, instead of your usual sarcasm. Again, If you’re going to respond to anything I post check your tone first. I always reply to people respectfully on this thread, give me the same courtesy. You aside, the new studios are terrific so far. The lighting on The View also looks very good. Hoping the upcoming WABC set is just as great.

Not sure if this was ever brought up before, but the Tamron Hall Show has significantly improved its lighting. 2025: warmer lighting, smooth hd 2024: washed out fluorescent lighting, grainy HD Tamron show always had a good set but this goes to show the power of how lightning and picture quality can improve the way a show looks.

I wonder why they opted to have only one of them anchor Plus. Contrary to our speculation of an eventual solo broadcast starring Maurice, John was the one chosen to solo anchor Plus. John is a fine journalist but I wonder why CBS consistently chooses him As an anchor when they reshuffle broadcasts.

True. We always have to strike a balance between being critics who have a more acute eye for certain things and assessing what the audience actually cares about. But If the news station dedicated a segment to draw attention to their new set it shows that they want the audience to care about it.

From working in a newsroom, they push you to be innovative and think outside of the box with stories so that we aren't just doing the same thing as the competition. Why doesn't that apply to design standards? The majority of newscasts in this country feature bland video walls with no physical set pieces, and some generic white box design for their lower thirds. Somebody switch it up please.

Sade says she's back tonight per her IG

CBS Evening News ( Dec 1989) recaps the 1980s. The Challenger disaster segment was very poignant.

Didn't know that could open! Is that a video wall with wheels or an actual door. Cool nonetheless.

The NBC and ABC live streams are now available on the same page on their website. From comparing both stations side by side, their lead stories were different, there were times when the same story was airing on both stations simultaneously like a Dollar General shooting. For the most part, the same stories were airing minutes apart on both channels. Wouldn't want any anchors to lose their jobs, but simulcasting makes sense if they want to cut costs.

I am surprised they don't already simulcast newscasts instead of having two separately branded newscasts with the same reporters, on live, at competing times. SB, just me being a nerd with OCD: it feels odd, especially in the cord cutting era, when broadcast stations brand by their cable position rather than over the air. Is it that 2 and 7 catchier numbers, or "sexier" numbers from a logo design perspective than 20 or 26?

On the surface level, I understand Nexstar's reasoning for the streaming delay: forcing people to watch the news live on TV. But that only works if every station group does it. If I can't livestream my local Nexstar affiliate what stops me from turning to my local Tegna or Gray station stream? Then again...if no TV group streamed wouldn't audiences just turn to digital video outlets? My own food for thought.

Rare clip, Today Show outdoors (1972) featuring Frank McGee and Barbara Walters

I understand on the surface level why Nexstar implemented the delay: forcing viewers to watch newscasts live. But that only works if the competition does the same. If I can't stream my local Nexstar station online, what stops me from turning into my local Hearst or Sinclair station which does? There's also less incentive to watch a newscast live If stories are clipped and uploaded to various platforms shortly after being aired. (Granted a station still benefits from impressions to their website for ad revenue) but still less incentive for live viewership.

Thanks. Meant to say Fallon but had Kimmel in my mind.

Not sure but I'm excited to see what they come up with. There are mid market stations with better sets, lighting and camera quality than WABC. Time for some change.

And now it's happened in another city with wall to wall local coverage, smh.

Christine anchored on TV as well as streaming, and it appears it was from the regular CBS studio. But when she anchored it was about 9:00 p.m. Eastern so she probably had time to go to the WCBS studio.

Good points, but i think all of American media today is a rat race to cover the same thing. CBS's attitude might be, we haven't won trying to keep up with everyone else, they can get that elsewhere, lets be different. To your point I do wonder if viewers will feel like they're missing out when watching this and turn to NBC/ABC to see what happened with say RFK Jr .

To the previous questions about how will the dual anchor pairing handle breaking news, we did not get that answer tonight. Kristine Johnson anchored coverage of the mid air collision in DC. Let's see if the new team will be on the ground tomorrow.

Someone had just brought up the Baltimore bridge collapsed to me, now this. This has not been a good year for aviation! WCBS' Kristine Johnson anchored CBS' coverage. NBC had a huge Chicago crossover going on tonight but even they interrupted limitedly, with the MSNBC bug on screen. Hallie Jackson earning her stripes again. Compared to the key bridge crash where DC stations were in Baltimore, I'm not really seeing Baltimore stations in DC for this event.