CBS Mornings

CBS Mornings Ticket Information

This TV show does not have a live audience and does not supply free tickets.

CBS Mornings Show Schedule

This show tapes, live to air, Monday to Saturday mornings from 7:00AM to 9:00AM.

CBS Mornings Broadcast Time

CBS Mornings (Formerly known as the CBS Morning Show) Airs on Channel 2 on CBS (Columbian Broadcasting System) at 7am to 9am

CBS Mornings Age Requirements

CBS Mornings Host Profile

Current Hosts

Gayle King: 2012 - Present

Best friend to Oprah Winfrey, former television news reporter and host of her own Sirius Radio and short lived television show, The Gayle King Show, which received horrible ratings and terrible critical review. King started in 2012 with CBS This Morning, which later rebranded to CBS Mornings in 2021

Tony Dokoupil: 2019 - Present

Dokoupil joined CBS This Morning in 2019 and continued with CBS Mornings after the rebrand in 2021.

Nate Burleson:

Joined CBS Mornings in 2021.

Vladimir Duthiers:

Became a co-host in 2023​

Former Notable Hosts:

Charlie Rose: 2012 - 2017

Award winning journalist and host of his long running interview show, the Charlie Rose Show on PBS Rose was fired from this show in November 2017 following sexual harassment accusations made against him becoming public knowledge. After Rose's firing, various anchors have filled the third spot on a rotating basis.

Norah O'Donnell: 2012 - 2019

The former CBS news Chief White House Correspondent lasted seven years at this morning news staple, before getting promoted to be the anchor of CBS Evening News.

CBS Mornings Background

CBS Morning is a network televised television morning program on CBS. It is CBS's tenth attempt at a morning news program, and the second one to bear this name. The show took a name change from I, transitioning to CBS Mornings in 2021.

Show Format Keeps Changing Over The Years

The first CBS This Morning aired from 1987-1999. The show is considered a "hard" news program as opposed to the "soft" news that one sees on Today or Good Morning America. Its current hosts are Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell. The first CBS morning program, The Morning Show, debuted in 1954. Walter Cronkite was the host and it was similar to the Today show on rival NBC.

Over the next decade it had numerous hosts and formats, The last incarnation before it became the version of the show that is seen sees today was The Early Show, which ran from 1999-2011.

This Current Version Of The Show Has No Live Studio Audience

The CBS Mornings TV show no longer has a live studio audience, or any kind of interaction with the public. The show used to have both an inside and outside audience similar to GMA or The Today Show, but when it moved back into the news division both its location and format changed drastically.

When the show was located in a nondescript building on 57th Street is was determined there was no need for a studio audience, as it is focused on news. Now its in Times Square things were expected to change, but they are staying without an audience.

The Switch to Serious News Format in 2004

When the show was known as The Early Show, the style of the show went to a more informal, morning show format in 2004 and had contributors like Martha Stewart and musical performances by popular singers like Susan Boyd. This led to the most competitive ratings the show had seen in years, however, they still remained in third place.

In 2011, CBS news division head Jeff Fager announced that the new show would be a hard hitting look at news, with no silly banter, cooking segments, goofy weathermen or outdoor audiences.

The new show format premiered January 9, 2012. Although still ranking number three in the morning slot ratings, its serious, in-depth news reporting has garnered it critical acclaim and a different demographic than its light-fare competitors at GMA and the Today show.

Did Gayle King Get Her Job On CBS Mornings Because Of Oprah?

Of course she did.

While Gayle King has had a long career in journalism that predates her role on CBS Mornings. her friendship with Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential media personalities in the late 20th century, certainly helped her gain notoriety and power and aided her in getting into the primary role in CBS Mornings.

Gayle King's Career Before CBS

Before joining CBS, King worked at various news stations and then served as a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show. She joined CBS This Morning (now CBS Mornings) in 2012, bringing with her decades of experience in local journalism and broadcasting. She wasn't going anywhere in local news and Oprah went to bat for her.

Show Is Popular In Australia

CBS Mornings is also broadcast in Australia on Network Ten, This is a CBS news and entertainment affiliate with a national weather map inserted during the slots allocated for local news.

Show Ratings

Just as in the US Market, the show competes with Good Morning America (Nine Network) and Today (Seven Network). CBS Mornings pulls in about 3 Million viewers in the US.

News Show For Baby Boomers

Both the Today Show and GMA aim for a younger, on-the-go target audience. CBS This Morning finds its viewers in the older, baby boomer generation, much more likely to be home and wanting to see serious news first thing in the morning.

Although still in third place in the morning slot, this show is gaining ground on the other soft-news morning shows compared to the same time last year. Viewership is actually up as well as an increase in its demographic.

Highest Ratings in 11 Years

The show just recently reported its highest viewing audience in 11 years, which has been a steady climb after it went back to its roots in news.

These types of shows are cyclical and it is expected that it will again, one day, become a frivolous morning TV show with celebrity gossip, lifestyle tips and moms with signs outside the window. That is not currently possible with the tiny sidewalk at the new and depressing studio location.

TV Studios Over The Years

• 2012 - 2021: CBS Broadcast Center Studio 57 at 524 W 57th St in New York City
• 2021 - Present: Paramount Studio in Times Square at 1 Astor Place in New York City

The time slot had a previous incarnation as The Early Show from November 1999 to January 2012 and was shot at the General Motors Building (AKA the GM Building) at 767 Fifth Avenue at Grand Army Plaza on the southeast corner of Central Park, in Manhattan, New York City.

CBS Mornings Notes

Noteworthy Dates for This TV Show:

• 1954- The Morning Show debuts as competition to GMA and The Today Show
• 1955- Show is cut by one hour to make room for Captain Kangaroo, a popular children's show
• 1965- Show moved from 10 am to 7 am to make room for revenue generating reruns of I Love Lucy
• 1979- Show becomes The Morning Show (TMS)
• 1981- Show changes name to CBS Morning News
• 1983- In August, TMS overtakes Today for number two morning spot after Good Morning America for the first time
• 1986- After low ratings, CBS cancels the CBS Morning News, and removes CBS News as the morning slot producer
• 1987- New entertainment focused show, The Morning Show debuts
• 1999- The Early Show debuts
• 2012- Control returned to CBS News division, moves to new ""closed"" studio, change to serious news format and debut of CBS This Morning.

Critical Acclaim and Awards:

• 2014-Peabody Award- Charlie Rose
• 2014-Emmy Award (News & Documentary Category)
• 2013- Emmy Award (Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast)
• 1991- Emmy Award (News & Documentary Category)