However, CBS saw some promising movement in the ratings when it focused on hard news, in contrast to its counterparts.
Gayle King — whose recent interview with R. Kelly got national attention — is hoped to help revive CBS This Morning. CBS has never gotten the same morning show attention as NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America.
But that ratings uptick fell away after the 2017 ouster of Charlie Rose, who was accused by several women of sexual harassment.