CBS News Streaming Network added an hour of news under a unique name on Fridays in 2022.
The show will air from Monday to Thursday. The John Dickerson-anchored “CBS News Prime Time” will air Fridays at 7 p.m. Eastern and will be called “CBS News Weekender.”
January 13 The 2023 edition will be anchored by Catherine Herridge from CBS’s Washington, DC bureau, and will feature its own unique openness, featuring the same graphics as the “CBS Evening News” that debuted in August 2022 and the streaming network.
It uses music used in other segments of the broadcaster’s newscasts and incorporates elements from the latest “Evening News” theme’s signature.
Most of the newscast consisted of a single shot of Herridge in a flashcam position overlooking the DC newsroom, and what appeared to be a taped interview segment conducted by Herridge on the “Evening News” set in the bureau, with a generic CBS News graphic. Feed video walls.
The January 13 newscast included a rebroadcast of the package previously used by “CBS Evening News” (not yet aired in most markets outside of Central and Eastern Time); But a large number of voiceovers, almost as many, are used earlier in the day with readings from the television or graphics from CBS’s newsgathering sources. Live shots are (or at least look like) too.
CBS has mixed in original content, including interviews with reporters and guests thanks to a partnership with The Weather Channel. “Entertainment Tonight” content was also revamped (CBS Media Ventures syndicated the show).
The choice of name for “Weekender” is a bit odd; The broadcast will be broadcast on weekends. Considering it doesn’t actually air on Sundays, many people spend their weekends watching TV.
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CBS may also eventually plan to expand the broadcast to Saturdays or Sundays (or both). However, Network broadcast offerings are often expanded with additional anchor news.
In the name of the weekend
Broadcasting is health, It dabbled in consumer and pop culture news, but maintained a hard news format. An extended report and interview about the Mega Millions jackpot served to flesh out the broadcast before cutting to a graphic depicting Friday’s stock market close.
Correction: “CBS News Weekender” was released in 2022. An earlier version of this story misstated the debut date.
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