CBS Evening News

[MediaZone4K 2661]

Longtime TV host Tom Bergeron noted the similarities between the evening news personalities lol.

[MD TV 389]

Congratulations on reaching viewership lows even by CBS standards:

 

 

[abric 227]

7 hours ago, MD TV said:

Congratulations on reaching viewership lows even by CBS standards:

 

 

It's now the New Coke of network broadcasts.

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

43 minutes ago, abric said:

It's now the New Coke of network broadcasts.

 

Are CBS stations going to sue? Probably not. They are owned by Conservatives who don't mind lighting money on fire.

[mre29 1967]

On 2/27/2026 at 7:13 PM, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Are CBS stations going to sue? Probably not. They are owned by Conservatives who don't mind lighting money on fire.

 

All of them?

 

[AmericanErrorist 267]

On 2/27/2026 at 4:13 PM, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Are CBS stations going to sue? Probably not. They are owned by Conservatives who don't mind lighting money on fire.

In any case, low ratings are not actionable, otherwise the NBC body would've sued over The Jay Leno Show.

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

17 hours ago, AmericanErrorist said:

In any case, low ratings are not actionable, otherwise the NBC body would've sued over The Jay Leno Show.

 

Were stations promised certain certain ratings for CBS News programs and are now losing revenue to due Bari Wiess's decisions?

Edited March 2 by ABC 7 Denver

[GraphicsMan 345]

I’m gonna make a crazy prediction with CBS and CNN joining forces I think…

[AmericanErrorist 267]

1 hour ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Were stations promised certain certain ratings for CBS News programs and are now losing revenue to due Bari Wiess's decisions.

It's uncertain (and unlikely) that there were contractually guaranteed ratings ceilings.

[HanSolo 467]

1 hour ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Were stations promised certain certain ratings for CBS News programs and are now losing revenue to due Bari Wiess's decisions.

If anyone was dumb enough to put that in a contract, they should be summarily fired. 

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

2 hours ago, HanSolo said:

If anyone was dumb enough to put that in a contract, they should be summarily fired. 

 

My point is that this could be a contention for renegotiation of lower contractual obligations because CBS no longer demands the same key demo ratings.

[GodfreyGR 812]

1 hour ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

My point is that this could be a contention for renegotiation of lower contractual obligations because CBS no longer demands the same key demo ratings.

Then CBS pulls a WISH and decides playing second fiddle to a Fox affiliate is worth it and you are left with Judge Judy and Byron Allen's syndicated shows. Yes, CBS is tanking in the demo with the latest changes, but if you are in a football or march madness loving market, you take the L with CBSEN and Mornings knowing that they still have the #1 daytime lineup, some still-solid hits in prime time, and a decent sports portfolio. Plus, the newscast can survive a bit of a hit if you get enough content for the streamers and socials. 

Edited March 2 by GodfreyGR

[nomadcowatbk 188]

6 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

I’m gonna make a crazy prediction with CBS and CNN joining forces I think…

CBS news replaced with CNN ON CBS

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

43 minutes ago, nomadcowatbk said:

CBS news replaced with CNN ON CBS

 

I think the other way around. CBS on CNN. Which does Trump hate more? lol

[JRyan 694]

7 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

I’m gonna make a crazy prediction with CBS and CNN joining forces I think…

 

It's very early to be speculating about what a post-merger looks like for CNN and CBS.  But I would suspect they will keep the respective brands intact.

 

In my mind, it's more likely that corporate will try to find ways to consolidate real estate.  In New York, CNN's operations could move into CBS Broadcast Center.  In Atlanta, WUPA/CBS moves in with CNN.  But that's not the same as merging brands and broadcasts.  Sharing resources goes without saying but I more than doubt you'll suddenly see CNN Newsroom airing in place of Evening News, for example. 

 

I doubt much will change in the short term with what viewers see on air.

[l_miro 245]

1 hour ago, JRyan said:

 

It's very early to be speculating about what a post-merger looks like for CNN and CBS.  But I would suspect they will keep the respective brands intact.

 

In my mind, it's more likely that corporate will try to find ways to consolidate real estate.  In New York, CNN's operations could move into CBS Broadcast Center.  In Atlanta, WUPA/CBS moves in with CNN.  But that's not the same as merging brands and broadcasts.  Sharing resources goes without saying but I more than doubt you'll suddenly see CNN Newsroom airing in place of Evening News, for example. 

 

I doubt much will change in the short term with what viewers see on air.

 

Integrating the two cultures will probably be brutal, especially if a significant amount of staffers remain from the Circa 2002 and 2009 merger squabbles. Back then CNN and CBS News staff fought publicly over whose newsroom will be shuttered and who becomes just a brand. The 60 minute crew were said to be livid at the thought of anyone from CNN overseeing content. 

 

Dan Rather and staff leaked to the NY Times all but saying it was beneath them to be bossed by CNN staffers and end up merely as a brand. That squabble continued on the TVSpy watercooler and it was obvious it would be a disaster to merge them. Probably still true

Edited March 2 by l_miro

[Geoffrey 958]

15 hours ago, JRyan said:

In my mind, it's more likely that corporate will try to find ways to consolidate real estate.  In New York, CNN's operations could move into CBS Broadcast Center. 

 

I don't believe there's room at the CBS Broadcast Center for CNN (unless both organizations are hollowed out even more, of course).

[mre29 1967]

19 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

I think the other way around. CBS on CNN. Which does Trump hate more? lol

 

Or CNN goes away and the channel relaunches as CBS News Network.

 

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

1 hour ago, mre29 said:

Or CNN goes away and the channel relaunches as CBS News Network.

 

 

Nah. Just consolidation, but the branding is too powerful.

[NowBergen 924]

7 hours ago, mre29 said:

 

Or CNN goes away and the channel relaunches as CBS News Network.

 

That would be stupid to get rid of a highly recognized global brand.

[HanSolo 467]

On 3/3/2026 at 6:19 AM, NowBergen said:

That would be stupid to get rid of a highly recognized global brand.

Indeed. And let it not be said companies have not made moves that in hindsight were kind of stupid. But whatever one may think of the new owners (and I fall into the “not

remotely a fan”’camp), the odds they are dumb enough to axe that brand are next to nil.

 

That is not to say they can’t or won’t mess around (even more than they already have) with the content and can’t or won’t do more

cross-pollination, but there is no way in heck they’re killing the brand itself. 

[GodfreyGR 812]

On 3/3/2026 at 5:19 AM, NowBergen said:

That would be stupid to get rid of a highly recognized global brand.

Both CNN and CBS News are shells of the brands they used to be, but data doesn't lie. CNN has 42 Million Facebook followers compared to the 11 Million for CBS News (hell, even FOX News only has 33 million followers on FB). Also (according to Google Gemini) CNN.com attracts 100-150 Million unique visitors each month, CBSnews.com draws some 87 Million visitors.

Long story short, CNN still has solid value and recognition as a brand- despite what their broadcast ratings show.

[TheNewsTV 342]

Another change in the CBS Evening News setting. They've stopped using the newsroom as a backdrop for the news broadcast. 

 

 

The close-up shots don't reveal much of the new graphics on the Studio 47 screen.

 

 

[TVLurker 389]

they must really be aiming to be the least successful revision of the CBS Evening News if they're back at Studio 47.

[MorningNews 1711]

Haha the Tony era is nearly over. They’re starting the rapid set changes already which is where they always begin. 
 

And while I don’t think CBS is necessarily trying to compete with NBC or ABC for viewership anymore, headlines like this can’t be going over well: