Overview
- The co-anchors told viewers the departure “wasn’t our choice” during an emotional Nov. 22 farewell.
- CBS has not named permanent successors; correspondent Adriana Diaz is slated to fill in on Nov. 29 and is not expected to take the job full-time, according to reports.
- Deadline reports the weekday CBS Mornings team will now oversee the Saturday program as the network retools its lineup.
- The shake-up follows roughly 100 layoffs at CBS News and about 1,000 cuts at parent Paramount Skydance, with another 1,600 job reductions signaled by executives.
- Recent moves also canceled streaming companion shows, closed the Johannesburg bureau and disbanded the race and culture unit, with other exits including John Dickerson and several correspondents.