Overview
- CBS and Gayle King confirmed a new agreement that keeps her on the CBS Mornings anchor team, with King dismissing exit rumors in a public statement.
- Contract terms and length were not disclosed, though prior trade reporting has pegged her recent pay in the low eight figures annually.
- Editor in chief Bari Weiss and CBS News president Tom Cibrowski praised the deal and said King will also collaborate on new projects beyond the morning show.
- CBS Mornings remains third in the ratings behind NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America, with recent Nielsen data and Guideline figures showing audience gaps and year-over-year ad-revenue declines.
- The decision comes as the program reshapes its lineup after Tony Dokoupil moved to CBS Evening News, with the network yet to name a third co-host and broader corporate consolidation potentially aligning CBS News and CNN under one owner.