CBS Moves Tony Dokoupil’s CBS Evening News Debut Up Amid Maduro Ouster
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Key Points:
- CBS News has advanced Tony Dokoupil’s debut as host of the Evening News to Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET, moving it up from the originally planned Monday start following the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
- Dokoupil will begin hosting from San Francisco before officially launching in New York City on Monday, with the previously planned 10-city tour postponed to start later in the week.
- The 10-city tour, announced in December, was designed to connect with audiences nationwide, including stops in Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh.
- CBS is heavily promoting Dokoupil’s anchoring debut as it seeks to improve its ratings position, currently third behind ABC
