CBS News: Dana and Michelle leaving, Gayle King stays
23 november 2025 в 18:37
The last week of October 2025 was challenging for the entire Paramount Global team due to its merger with Skydance Media. Layoffs and shocking departures engulfed the team, and after the report about the future of Gayle King from CBS Mornings was released, a separate report about CBS Saturday Morning with co-hosts Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson emerged, leaving viewers wondering if the show had been canceled. Former co-hosts confirmed the reports as they bid farewell to the show on November 22, 2025.
Read on to find out what is happening with CBS Saturday Morning.
No, CBS Saturday Morning was not canceled by the network, although Dana and Michelle were let go. The news was first reported by the New York Post on October 29, 2025. According to the publication, sources close to the situation claimed that the new CBS News editor-in-chief Barry Weiss and network president Tom Sibrovski allegedly decided that CBS Saturday Morning was «too costly» and that Dana and Michelle would have to leave.
The final broadcast of the show took place on November 22, 2025, and the co-hosts were emotional as they bid farewell to the viewers.
«After seven long years welcoming you to the weekends, our time here is coming to an end», - Michelle said in her final broadcast on the show. She then explained, «CBS Saturday Morning will still be here with the latest news and all the stories you expect from CBS News. We wish our colleagues all the best».
Dana added that «it was not [their] choice to leave», - but they «had a choice in how we can say 'goodbye,' including the opportunity to thank the amazing producers, photographers, sound engineers, editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, assistants, technical staff, and wardrobe. To everyone who is part of every story we told. Without them, there is no us».
It is unclear where the co-hosts will go next. NYP reported that Michelle and Dana were informed that they would be let go due to a «radical restructuring» of the network.
At the time of publication, permanent replacements for Michelle and Dana had not been announced.
No, Gayle is not planning to leave CBS Mornings, despite a report from Variety citing multiple sources familiar with the situation that she will leave the network after her contract expires in 2026.
«I am here and happy to be here», - Gayle clarified to TMZ on October 31, 2025. «I don’t know what to tell you about it, but what I hear in the building doesn’t match what I read in the press, and what I’m not going to do is negotiate in the media. … I’ve been told by everyone in this building that they want me to be here».
Gayle added that as far as she knows, CBS «likes the work [she does]» and continued, «I'll say this: I like the work and the people I work with, so I don’t know what to tell you».
After the report was released, a representative from CBS News stated that the network had not had «any discussions» with Gayle regarding her contract.
«There have been no discussions with Gayle regarding her contract, which runs until May 2026», - the representative said. «She is a truly valuable part of CBS, and we look forward to discussing her future with her»
Read on to find out what is happening with CBS Saturday Morning.
No, CBS Saturday Morning was not canceled by the network, although Dana and Michelle were let go. The news was first reported by the New York Post on October 29, 2025. According to the publication, sources close to the situation claimed that the new CBS News editor-in-chief Barry Weiss and network president Tom Sibrovski allegedly decided that CBS Saturday Morning was «too costly» and that Dana and Michelle would have to leave.
The final broadcast of the show took place on November 22, 2025, and the co-hosts were emotional as they bid farewell to the viewers.
«After seven long years welcoming you to the weekends, our time here is coming to an end», - Michelle said in her final broadcast on the show. She then explained, «CBS Saturday Morning will still be here with the latest news and all the stories you expect from CBS News. We wish our colleagues all the best».
Dana added that «it was not [their] choice to leave», - but they «had a choice in how we can say 'goodbye,' including the opportunity to thank the amazing producers, photographers, sound engineers, editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, assistants, technical staff, and wardrobe. To everyone who is part of every story we told. Without them, there is no us».
It is unclear where the co-hosts will go next. NYP reported that Michelle and Dana were informed that they would be let go due to a «radical restructuring» of the network.
At the time of publication, permanent replacements for Michelle and Dana had not been announced.
No, Gayle is not planning to leave CBS Mornings, despite a report from Variety citing multiple sources familiar with the situation that she will leave the network after her contract expires in 2026.
«I am here and happy to be here», - Gayle clarified to TMZ on October 31, 2025. «I don’t know what to tell you about it, but what I hear in the building doesn’t match what I read in the press, and what I’m not going to do is negotiate in the media. … I’ve been told by everyone in this building that they want me to be here».
Gayle added that as far as she knows, CBS «likes the work [she does]» and continued, «I'll say this: I like the work and the people I work with, so I don’t know what to tell you».
After the report was released, a representative from CBS News stated that the network had not had «any discussions» with Gayle regarding her contract.
«There have been no discussions with Gayle regarding her contract, which runs until May 2026», - the representative said. «She is a truly valuable part of CBS, and we look forward to discussing her future with her»
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