CBS Evening News

[Geoffrey 960]

It's a shame what Paramount is doing to CBS News.

[ATLNewsExpert 508]

CBS is currently having a live event with two former Secretaries of State, Norah O'Donell hosting, and is using Studio 47. Just screenshot this from Norah's Insta story, but on the floor screen, they are using it to display a map of the Middle East, and the main screen has a triple box with the one protest image and Secretary's Clinton and Rice.

 

[brianpr3 201]

2 hours ago, ATLNewsExpert said:

CBS is currently having a live event with two former Secretaries of State, Norah O'Donell hosting, and is using Studio 47. Just screenshot this from Norah's Insta story, but on the floor screen, they are using it to display a map of the Middle East, and the main screen has a triple box with the one protest image and Secretary's Clinton and Rice.

 

and the nyp is reporting they could throw out Maurice and john to bring her back cause she is besties with Bari 

[ATLNewsExpert 508]

34 minutes ago, brianpr3 said:

and the nyp is reporting they could throw out Maurice and john to bring her back cause she is besties with Bari 

Just seen the article, looks like this event was the brain child of Bari, not a bad idea though to be honest. With Norah hosting it, makes sense it could have been a test. 

 

However the article then goes into mentioning Tony and Cecilia, but those seem more so wishes of the staff than actual potentials.

 

Hypothetically if Norah does return as anchor, which, I wouldn't mind, I wonder what they would do visually, bring back Norah's last package, use the current package or modify it. 

Edited October 10, 2025 by ATLNewsExpert

[TVLurker 389]

is it me or does every host era for the CBS Evening News get shorter?

 

The duo of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois might be, the shortest host era that CBS Evening News ever had, even shorter than Jeff Glor.

Edited October 10, 2025 by TVLurker

[GraphicsMan 345]

On 10/10/2025 at 6:47 PM, TVLurker said:

is it me or does every host era for the CBS Evening News get shorter?

 

The duo of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois might be, the shortest host era that CBS Evening News ever had, even shorter than Jeff Glor.

It very unfair for John and Maurice especially Maurice who didn’t have to leave WCBS for this job. They barely had any chance to develop. Why I don’t watch CBS.

[Georgie56 3661]

 

[Reweivvt88 173]

16 hours ago, Georgie56 said:

 

I could see why the new far right CBS News would want a far right disgrace to anchor the CBS Evening News, but why would Baier ever consider this? He has a very high profile job at a very high rated and profitable network and would be giving that up for a failing newscast at what is basically a FOX News wannabe with no audience. The FNC audience is not going to follow him over to CBS, they are going to keep watching whatever FNC airs in the slot. No matter how much money CBS offers him now, that big salary is not going to last long term as CBS News is a ratings and financial disaster.

[GraphicsMan 345]

Cronkite is rolling over in his grave…

[bmasters1 432]

15 hours ago, Reweivvt88 said:

 The FNC audience is not going to follow him over to CBS, they are going to keep watching whatever FNC airs in the slot. 

 

Sorry for two posts in quick succession here, but wanted to address this as well-- if Bret does go to CBS, then I don't know what will become of Special Report (really the only actual news-reporting program that FOX "News" has had); they may remove that, and put another opinion show in that slot, and then FOX "News" will become a true 24-hour opinion channel. 

Edited October 25, 2025 by bmasters1

[Superdude 117]

Nothing CBS has done has worked so far.  A right slant would differentiate itself from the competitors.  If it doesn't work, then back to the drawing board.  What is the left afraid of?  They still have many outlets for their spin.

Edited October 25, 2025 by Superdude

[Jase 1164]

10 hours ago, bmasters1 said:

 

Sorry for two posts in quick succession here, but wanted to address this as well-- if Bret does go to CBS, then I don't know what will become of Special Report (really the only actual news-reporting program that FOX "News" has had); they may remove that, and put another opinion show in that slot, and then FOX "News" will become a true 24-hour opinion channel. 

 

Bream would be the likely choice for Special Report if Baier were to leave. Or they could just expand 'The Five' to two hours.

 

 

7 hours ago, Superdude said:

Nothing CBS has done has worked so far.  A right slant would differentiate itself from the competitors.  If it doesn't work, then back to the drawing board.  What is the left afraid of?  They still have many outlets for their spin.

 

How about no slant at all? News organizations shouldn't be taking a side.

[JRyan 694]

23 minutes ago, Jase said:

 

Bream would be the likely choice for Special Report if Baier were to leave. Or they could just expand 'The Five' to two hours.

 

 

 

How about no slant at all? News organizations shouldn't be taking a side.

 

The reality is all news organizations have a bias - whether they are conscious of it or not, deliberate or incidental.  Behind the scenes every advertisement ran during their timeslot opens the potential for outside corporate influence - not unique to CBS but it applies across the industry.  The question is whether such an organization is transparent about any bias/influence and to what degree.

 

Jim Lehrer's philosophy regarding journalism is likely the closest to perfect that I'm aware of.  His list of journalistic standards are very good as a whole, though my favorite is this: "Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story."  The news organizations of today - and especially CBS - could learn a lot from his example.

[MD TV 390]

John Dickerson is leaving CBS before the end of the year:

 

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/john-dickerson-exit-cbs-news-1236561995/

[GraphicsMan 345]

3 hours ago, MD TV said:

John Dickerson is leaving CBS before the end of the year:

 

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/john-dickerson-exit-cbs-news-1236561995/

No surprise his job was literally in danger. Question is what happens to Maurice.

[GodfreyGR 812]

John Dickerson is leaving CBS News.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/media/cbs-news-anchor-john-dickerson-exit-network-bari-weiss-era-shakeup-begins

[Yayan4155 41]

2 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

No surprise his job was literally in danger. Question is what happens to Maurice.

Assuming that no significant overhaul announced by the new management under Bari Weiss, such as returning of Norah or bringing on Tony Dokoupil or even external faces like Bret Baier and Anderson Copper, Maurice may eventually be the sole anchor of the program.

[GraphicsMan 345]

4 hours ago, Yayan4155 said:

Assuming that no significant overhaul announced by the new management under Bari Weiss, such as returning of Norah or bringing on Tony Dokoupil or even external faces like Bret Baier and Anderson Copper, Maurice may eventually be the sole anchor of the program.

As he should. He left a good paying job for network. I notice very few New York local news journalists get network job the mostly are given to personalities around the country, also they’re treated like there at the network because there given makeup artists and extremely high salaries. Both NY, LA and newsies are given that conditions.

Edited October 28, 2025 by GraphicsMan

[Action Newsroom 1376]

Layoffs at CBS News:

Johannesburg bureau to close;

EN Plus and Mornings Plus canceled;

and an overhaul of Saturday Morning:

https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-layoffs-hit-cbs-news-morning-and-evening-streaming-shows-canceled-saturday-am-to-be-overhauled-johannesburg-bureau-closed-1236601248/

 

Edited October 29, 2025 by Action Newsroom

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

1 hour ago, Action Newsroom said:

Layoffs at CBS News:

Johannesburg bureau to close;

EN Plus and Mornings Plus canceled;

and an overhaul of Saturday Morning:

https://deadline.com/2025/10/paramount-layoffs-hit-cbs-news-morning-and-evening-streaming-shows-canceled-saturday-am-to-be-overhauled-johannesburg-bureau-closed-1236601248/

 

 

Not only that, Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller will leave the network and that's a darn shame.

[HanSolo 469]

3 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Not only that, Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller will leave the network and that's a darn shame.

As will many people whose names we don’t know and will suffer as a result. 

[GraphicsMan 345]

1 hour ago, HanSolo said:

As will many people whose names we don’t know and will suffer as a result. 

Wonder who they’re gonna replace the talent with on the new show. Not these younger folks still in there 20s I assume there gonna hire people from the O&Os and promote them to network.

[Geoffrey 960]

16 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Wonder who they’re gonna replace the talent with on the new show. Not these younger folks still in there 20s I assume there gonna hire people from the O&Os and promote them to network.

 

I almost wonder if Saturdays will be pre-taped on Fridays using the weekday talent and be primarily a "best of" of the stories that ran during the week.

[GodfreyGR 812]

20 minutes ago, Geoffrey said:

 

I almost wonder if Saturdays will be pre-taped on Fridays using the weekday talent and be primarily a "best of" of the stories that ran during the week.

If that's really the move, make it optional for the affiliates who could extend their local morning news at that point.

[JRyan 694]

24 minutes ago, Geoffrey said:

 

I almost wonder if Saturdays will be pre-taped on Fridays using the weekday talent and be primarily a "best of" of the stories that ran during the week.

 

Honestly, if that ends up as the plan, then they should cancel the Saturday program if they won't offer anything original to watch.  If people want to re-watch stuff from the week, there's YouTube and the CBS website they can go to.