Editing CBS Evening News (section)

{{Short description|American television news program}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = CBS Evening News 2025.svg
| caption              = 
| alt_name             = {{plain list|
* '''Weekdays:'''
* ''CBS Television News'' (1941–1950)
* ''Douglas Edwards with the News'' (1950–1962)
* ''Walter Cronkite with the News''<br>(1962–1963)
* '''Weekends:'''
* ''CBS Weekend News'' (since 2016)
}}
| genre                = [[News|News program]]
| creator              = [[Don Hewitt]]
| director             = {{Plain list|
* Brian Nalesnik
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| presenter            = {{Plain list|
* '''Weekdays:'''
* [[John Dickerson]]
* [[Maurice DuBois]] 
* '''Weekends:'''
* [[Jericka Duncan]]
* ([[#Anchors|See former anchors]])
}}
| narrated             = Joe Cipriano
| theme_music_composer = {{Plain list| 
* Walt Levinsky (1982–1987)
* [[John Trivers]], [[Elizabeth Myers]] and [[Alan Pasqua]] (1987–1991; 2011–2016; since 2025)
* Rick Patterson, Ron Walz and Neal Fox (1991–2006)
* [[James Horner]] (2006–2011)
* Joel Beckerman (2016–2022)
* [[John Trivers]], [[Elizabeth Myers]] and [[Alan Pasqua]], arranged by [[Antfood]]<br>(2022–2025)
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| opentheme            = 
| endtheme             = 
| composer             = [[John Trivers]], [[Elizabeth Myers]] and [[Alan Pasqua]] (1987; 2022; 2025)
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 72
| num_episodes         = 16,400+
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = Guy Campanile<br>(since January 27, 2025)
| location             = {{Plain list|
* [[New York City]] (1941–2019, since 2025 <small>(Weekday and Weekend Editions)</small>; 2019–2020 and since 2024 <small>(Weekend Editions)</small>; 2020–2024 <small>(Sunday Editions)</small>)
* [[Chicago]] (2020–2024 <small>(Saturday Editions)</small>)
* [[Washington, D.C.]] (2019–2025 <small>(Weekday Edition)</small>)
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| editor               = 
| camera               = [[Multi-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime              = 15 minutes (1941–1963)<br />30 minutes (since 1963)
| company              = [[CBS News|CBS News Productions]]
| network              = [[CBS]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1941|7|1}}
| last_aired           = present
| related              = {{ubl|''[[CBS News Mornings]]''|''[[CBS News Roundup]]''|''[[CBS Mornings]]''|Competitors:|''[[NBC Nightly News]]''|''[[ABC World News Tonight]]''|''[[PBS News Hour]]''}}
| image_size           = 300
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The '''''CBS Evening News''''' is the flagship evening [[News broadcasting#Television|television news program]] of [[CBS News]], the news division of the [[CBS]] television network in the United States. The ''CBS Evening News'' is a daily evening broadcast featuring news reports, feature stories and interviews by CBS News correspondents and reporters covering events around the world. Since 2025, the program has had more of a [[news magazine]]-styled format, with a larger focus on long-form stories. The program has been broadcast since July 1, 1941, under the original title '''''CBS Television News''''', eventually adopting its existing title in 1963.

Since January 27, 2025, the flagship nightly broadcast has been co-anchored by [[John Dickerson]] and [[Maurice DuBois]] from the [[CBS Broadcast Center]] in New York City. Previous weeknight anchors have included [[Douglas Edwards]], [[Walter Cronkite]], [[Dan Rather]], [[Connie Chung]], [[Bob Schieffer]], [[Russ Mitchell]], [[Katie Couric]], [[Harry Smith (American journalist)|Harry Smith]], [[Scott Pelley]], [[Anthony Mason (journalist)|Anthony Mason]], [[Jeff Glor]], and [[Norah O'Donnell]].

Saturday and Sunday broadcasts of the ''CBS Evening News'' began in February 1966. On May 2, 2016, CBS announced that the weekend edition would be rebranded, effective May 7, 2016, as the ''CBS Weekend News''. Weekend newscasts originate from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, and are anchored by [[Jericka Duncan]]. From 2016 to 2020, the ''CBS Weekend News'' was anchored by [[Reena Ninan]] on Saturday and [[Elaine Quijano]] on Sunday. By the summer of 2020, Ninan and Quijano were replaced by [[Major Garrett]] and Jamie Yuccas. In December 2020, [[Adriana Diaz (journalist)|Adriana Diaz]] and Jericka Duncan were announced to be the new weekend anchors; Diaz left the program in 2024.

The weeknight edition of the ''CBS Evening News'' airs live at 6:30&nbsp;pm in the [[Eastern Time Zone]] and 5:30&nbsp;pm in the [[Central Time Zone]], and is [[broadcast delay|tape delayed]] for the [[Mountain Time Zone]]. A "Western Edition", with updated segments covering [[breaking news]] stories, airs previously recorded<ref name="Anthony Mason">This program will air a live West Coast edition in the event of a major breaking news story or if the anchor originates that day's broadcast from a CBS West Coast affiliate, most commonly in Los Angeles</ref> at 6:30&nbsp;pm for most stations in the [[Pacific Time Zone]] and 5:30&nbsp;pm in the [[Alaska Time Zone]]  and on tape delay in the [[Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone]].<ref>Alagot, Calvin [http://www.laweekly.com/news/cbs-evening-news-gives-the-west-coast-some-love-4485313 "CBS Evening News Gives The West Coast Some Love"], ''LA Weekly'', March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2015.</ref> At midnight Eastern, the Western Edition is posted on the website for ''[[CBS News]]'' and their YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBS Evening News {{!}} Full Episodes  |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLotzEBRQdc0cMXjf4FKw6_1Pu8in6rzBQ |access-date=2023-12-18 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> The Western Edition additionally airs along with the weekend versions on ''[[CBS News 24/7]]''.

As of April 11, 2024, ''CBS Evening News'' remains in third place of the three major television news programs, with around 4,969,000 total viewers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/week-of-march-25-and-q1-2024-evening-news-ratings-world-news-tonight-remains-dominant/ | title=Week of March 25 and Q1 2024 Evening News Ratings | date=April 3, 2024 }}</ref>