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Has the quality of Drew's show improved for it to not be canceled yet? What was the purpose of the half hour format again? CBS is launching a soap opera in The Talk's slot in 2025, with The Talk ending in December. I question how a third hour of CBS Mornings would fit on the schedule with Drew in the way. Hopefully Judge Judy reruns stay for a long time to come.

Totally agree. The current slanted graphics look better. Speaking of boring, from watching multiple Hearst stations across Florida including WPBF and WESH, the newscasts are plain. I don't know if anyone watching other Hearst markets feel similar? In all fairness, Hearst appears to be a well-funded, clean looking product but a lot of their newscasts are devoid of any flavor. Instead of WESH I find myself tuning into WOFL Fox 35 because they have more creative and active newscasts. The Fox O&Os are particularly good at trying to break the mold of traditional newscasts.

Fingers crossed that their future studio won't disappoint!

I'm heavily assuming here but....even if said person is not seen on air I'm sure the networks have somebody in limbo at the studio in case they cannot field broadcast. All in all there's no wrong answer, and it comes down to personal preference. Either you like having the entire broadcast done from the field or you rather a mix of studio/field.

The production and talent on sub 100 market newscasts seems so much better back in the day compared to today. CBS News is releasing higher quality archival footage of historic events relevant to today's news stories.

Personally I like all anchors at the convention from the standpoint of maximizing coverage. Even when they are not doing stories on the convention, doing the entire broadcast from inside the arena keeps the subject of the DNC at the back of viewer's minds at all times. Plus, field anchoring offers a nice switch from the status quo of being in the studio everyday.

I wouldn't speak in absolutes because CBS astoundingly greenlit a new soap opera in 2024, but I definitely see your point.

Plus would mandating it work? CBS Daytime has a full slate as is, meaning even less affiliate time.

Are you sure? Because I was talking with someone who works a recruiter for Scripps and that's exactly how they described it to me.

Probably discussed here already....What do you think of Scripps' concept of the neighborhood reporter? It's an MMJ who barely comes into the studio. They're essentially given a company car and gear. They film packages solo, then work out of a Starbucks or somewhere to put it together. WWJ (CBS News Detroit) also utilizes this method according to a TV News Check interview with their newsroom heads. My take: Pro: Having dedicated beats gives reporters opportunities to build contacts and an understanding of a particular community. Not going into the office might spare you from experiencing the infamous toxic newsroom. Cons: No in person co worker bonding/more isolation; further cheapens the conditions reporters work under, jeopardizes the jobs of photojournalists, limited in studio time might equal less anchor opportunities for reporters.

I don't fault Nora for wanting to move the broadcast to DC, as long as it doesn't massively disrupt the flow of production.

Katie most definitely has the chops for hard news, no question. David Muir is not bad at all, his broadcast is bad. Many here have actually said David's versatility would be suited for GMA compared to George Stephanopolus.

Full Show.... The color scheme reminds me of the Isaiah Factor on KRIV: I suppose WNYW figured MY 9's ratings didn't justify a live newscast so they decided on a repeat of Fox 5 News. But...is WLNY doing that much better in the ratings for them to have a live newscast at 8:00?

I loved Katie on Today, but she is totally out of touch on this one. Not to be political, but Katie habitually inserts sexism and feminism into many issues. Of the 3 evening programs CBSEN has most frequently had women as an anchor of the weekday broadcast (herself, Chung, and O'Donnell). Even in her book, Katie blamed her failure at the evening news on sexism rather than her softening the tone of the broadcast and adding editorials. Comparatively I dont recall that much criticism of Diane Sawyer's tenure on WNT. This isn't an issue of representation. Women may not be the anchors in the evening but they are elsewhere. Face the Nation, CBS Mornings and CBS Sunday Morning are all lead by female anchors. The Today Show has dual female anchors, Robin Roberts is basically the face of GMA, Savannah dual anchors a lot of NBC's breaking coverage. Not to mention female majority anchor teams on local stations across the country.

As someone said earlier their coverage of Paris feels scaled down. Even their incorperation of the plaza which initially set them apart from other morning broadcasts feels very underutilized now.

I actually dont mind the GDNY compilation show at 11. Fox 5 News is unremarkable outside of mornings, so I don't really care to see them expand news output. I like that TMZ is an alternative at 6:30 instead of more news in an already saturated market. At least its good to see a newscast on Channel 9 again. If they did hard NEWS at 11 or on MY 9, I'd like to see them do a creative spin like "The Late News" on WOFL Orlando. KRIV Houston is also another great and creative Fox O&O compared to WNYW. At least Lisa Evers and Christal Young are great at giving them creative segments.

CBS stations are really trying, the question is are their efforts paying off ratings wise. (I'm Not sure where KPIX stands in that regard).

Speaking in generalities, high newsroom turnover is usually indicative of inadequate pay or a toxic work environment.

David Muir substitute hosting "World News" as early as 2006

Part of me wonders if they don't care that they'll lose in the ratings, and they just want to see whatever ad revenue they can grab.

I really did not like their early 2010s set. The view sets were stronger when the living rooms had depth rather than relying on video walls.

Finally because their set looked very outdated. Hopefully their new set draws inspiration from WTTG, which to me is the best looking Fox O&O.

Fingers crossed that WABC will finally have a great set! The View's current set is really good. Hopefully the new one is a replica or just as good. I'd really like to see them recreate the realistic living room set they had in their first few seasons

I hate to be negative, but given how unstable the CBSEN is I wouldn't advise Maurice to cut all ties with CBS 2 for national. I opt for Dick Brennan as evening anchor. He's got tons of personality and really good chemistry with Kristine. Give Cindy Hsu the Noon on top of the 9 am since Chris & or Mary anchor multiple shows between 4:30a and 12p. Wow, first Dana Tyler now Maurice's promotion. Big year at CBS 2.

Wondering that too: will Maurice leave WCBS? Breaking news and traveling for national stories might limit his WCBS position unless they have Dickerson handling that. Then again...in the 60s, as mentioned before, CBS anchors also carried national duties. On NBC in the 90s, Matt Lauer and Al Roker held positions on Today and WNBC's Live at 5 simultaneously. Double duty is possible, the exception is Lauer & Roker weren't NBC's main anchors. True. In all fairness WNT, NNN, and CBSEN are nearly identical so taking a page from PBS shouldn't be too awful.