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With cohost Tony Dokoupil on paternity leave, the CBS News show will bring in names from the ViacomCBS family for its second hour.
Using non-journalists as morning hosts is likely to cause some pearl-clutching among the traditionalists at CBS News, especially since “CBS This Morning” is often touted as being the most substantive of the network morning shows.
But Thomas’ memo notes that all of the guest hosts will sit in during the 8 a.m. hour of the program, when it typically carries softer stories and conversations about pop culture and social trends. Nate Burleson, an analyst for CBS Sports and the NFL Network, will also be appearing in the hour next week. CBS This Morning Co-Host Gayle King with Drew Barrymore who will be filling in for Tony Dokoupil while he’s on Paternity leave. The 7 a.m. hour of the program, which is more focused on hard news, will have CBS News correspondents Vlad Duthiers and Enrique Acevedo as fill-ins for the first two weeks. Thomas, who took over as executive producer of “CBS This Morning” in February, is said to be more willing to experiment with the format as all of the network morning shows are seeing their audiences shrink. Streaming has led to a steady decline in traditional TV usage. “CBS This Morning,” NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America” also have to contend with a wide range of competitors in the morning, from cable shows to daily podcasts. “CBS This Morning” has long been the perennial third-place show in the morning, although it has narrowed the ratings gap with “Today” in recent months.
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