CBS guts Sat. Morning staff amid larger Paramount layoffs
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A former CBS News producer accused the network of race-based layoffs in a viral TikTok, claiming only people of color were terminated while White staffers were relocated.
"CBS Mornings" host Gayle King's future role may be shifting after Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance.
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As The Late Show Gets Canceled, CBS' Daytime Schedule Looks Like It's Seeing Big Shakeups Too
It would appear that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert isn’t the only program facing the chopping block at CBS. That’s because, as new leadership at CBS News takes over and notably following the Paramount Skydance merger, CBS Saturday Morning has reportedly facing major changes as the co-anchors have been let go.
Gayle King might be the next to end her tenure as a reliable face of CBS News. Per Variety, King may step down from her throne atop CBS Mornings when her contract expires in May of next year. Though those within Paramount Skydance hope to move her to a different role within the company,
According to AdWeek, citing Nielsen’s live+same-day big data plus program ratings, CBS Evening News recorded double-digit growth among total viewers for the week of October 20. The show, hosted by John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, averaged 4.090 million total viewers, up 12 per cent from the week prior.
The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company
Paramount Skydance is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison promised investors when he took charge of the media company over the summer.
Layoffs have been expected since the industry-changing merger put CEO David Ellison in charge of the newly formed Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, in August.