NEW YORK — CBS News 24/7 is the new name for CBS News’ national stream, which is expanding its live coverage starting April 22. It’s part of an effort designed to “capitalize on CBS’ leadership in the digital news landscape, whose 14 local streaming channels are collectively No. 1 in streaming minutes versus in-market competition.”
That’s a claim CBS News bases on data derived from the Comscore Video Metrix Multiplatform, looking specifically at Total Digital Audience, Total Video Content and Ads, 2023, U.S., when custom-defined to include CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC owned stations and affiliates in CBS Stations’ 14 owned markets.
New programming and twice the amount of live hours are at the heart of the rebrand and content expansion, says Wendy McMahon, President/CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures and one of RBR+TVBR’s 2024 Broadcast Television’s Best Leaders.
With the rebrand to “CBS News 24/7” comes an eponymous live newscast offering world news across an hour, starting in June.
There are other changes, too. CBS News Chief Political Analyst and Senior National Correspondent John Dickerson will see his “Primetime with John Dickerson” morph into “The Daily Report with John Dickerson” and shift to the 6pm Eastern hour each Monday through Thursday. An expansion to a 90-minute show will come later this spring, CBS News says.
On April 22, the “America Decides” politically focused news and commentary program expands to an hour, and takes the 5pm Eastern slot.
Also later this spring, for late-night audiences and West Coast viewers, is a visual interpretation of CBS News Radio’s long-running World News Roundup. This version will air at 10pm Pacific.
Meanwhile, at 7pm Pacific The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell will stream each weeknight.
Lastly, a summer 2024 rollout for a program identifying and reporting on misinformation produced by the newly created CBS News Confirmed team is in the works.
