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Norah O’Donnell previously announced she would leave the anchor chair of CBS Evening News after the 2024 election. We now know the concrete date she’ll depart.
O’Donnell will anchor her final edition of the network newscast on Friday, January 24th. That ensures she’ll remain on the job for coverage of the inauguration of Donald Trump, which will take place on Monday, January 20th.
On Monday, January 27th, the CBS Evening News will complete its transition to a New York studio. John Dickerson, Maurice DuBois, and Margaret Brennan will fill the anchor chair vacated by O’Donnell’s departure.
Norah O’Donnell has helmed the chair since July 2019. She will begin her new role as the network’s senior correspondent, which includes producing high-profile interview specials for 60 Minutes in addition to the Evening News.
During her tenure leading the venerable news brand, CBS News has lagged in the ratings behind ABC World News Tonight with David Muir and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. The program anchored by O’Donnell has routinely finished in third place in those hotly contested ratings battles.
