Norah O'Donnell returns to 'CBS Mornings' as co-host
Los Angeles Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Norah O’Donnell is returning to co-anchor “CBS Mornings” alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson starting Tuesday, marking the beginning of a major revamp of the struggling morning show.
- The program will be redesigned to feature a faster pace, more live interviews, and potentially adopt a discussion format similar to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
- O’Donnell previously co-hosted “CBS This Morning,” which achieved its highest ratings in three decades before declining after Charlie Rose’s departure in 2017; the show was rebranded as “CBS Mornings” in 2021 but has since struggled in ratings.
- The show’s ratings have suffered further due to the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” replaced by a lower-rated program, reducing the lead-in audience for the morning show.
- O’Donnell left the morning slot in 2019 to anchor “CBS Evening News” and later became a full-time correspondent for “60 Minutes,” maintaining a strong reputation and now returning to lead the revamped morning program.
