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CBS Put ‘Evening News’ Through Massive Overhaul. Now It Needs People to Watch
CBS has revamped the venerable "CBS Evening News," but audiences haven't yet warmed to the new program
CBS News’ big swing comes amid industry drama: The TV-news business faces a slew of challenges to reach digital viewers, and Paramount is awaiting regulatory approval to be acquired by Skydance Media, with the company cutting millions of dollars in costs in the interim. Still, these are early days, and CBS research shows new interest in “Evening News” in places like Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Phoenix, with a recent surge in viewers who say the program offers them context and perspective. “He went to the ICE office, as is required for an asylum seeker to check in, and they kept them there, and now we think he’s in that prison.” The story makes it to air, with interviews and a cinematic look, even as wire headlines flash that President Trump is expected to issue an executive order calling for the end of the Department of Education.
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