Overview

• Both executives will continue reporting to George Cheeks, the TV Media chair who remains the sole pre-merger holdover in Paramount's top ranks.
• The contract renewals were executed before the Skydance-Paramount merger closed, according to the reporting.
• David Stapf’s new term makes him the longest-tenured major TV studio chief in recent memory, eclipsing Peter Roth’s 22-year run.
• CBS finished the 2024–25 season as the most-watched primetime broadcast network for a 17th consecutive year and recently launched top newcomers including Fire Country, Tracker and Matlock.
• Paramount leadership has praised CBS’s performance and indicated the network will keep programming the 10 p.m. hour as the company pursues roughly $2 billion in cost cuts with potential layoffs.