Weekend Editions
In February 1966, the CBS Evening News with Roger Mudd premiered on weekends, in the 30-minute format. The program has aired on Saturdays and Sundays since, except for a period between September 1971 and December 1975, when CBS aired 60 Minutes in the 6 p.m./5 p.m. Central slot on Sundays in order to help affiliates fulfill requirements imposed by the FCC's Prime Time Access Rule. The Sunday newscast returned in January 1976 when the network moved 60 Minutes down to its present time, at 7/6 Central.
More recently, Russ Mitchell had been the weekend anchor for the CBS Evening news until December 2011, when he announced his resignation to take a lead anchor position with Cleveland's NBC affiliate WKYC. Various reporters anchor the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News which airs at 6:30/5:30 PM ET/CT. Effective January 15, 2012, Jeff Glor is the anchor of the Sunday night edition at 6:00/5:00 p.m. with various CBS News correspondents serving as substitutes.
Weekend newscasts are often pre-empted for CBS Sports telecasts. However, an anchor will deliver updates during a break in the action if major news develops. During an interim period where there is not a regular anchor, the newscast is simply called CBS Evening News, and it uses a variation of the theme music.
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Famous quotes containing the words weekend and/or editions:
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—Louise Lague (20th century)
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