Norah O'Donnell Returns to 'CBS Mornings,' Morning Show Finally Admits Defeat
KEY POINTS
- â˘Norah O'Donnell left 'CBS Mornings' in 2019 to anchor 'CBS Evening News' and is set to return in September 2026.
- â˘Media experts said the comeback signals CBS's confidence but admits the morning show has been struggling.
- â˘Career specialists advise returning workers to approach the job as if they were new hires with bonus seniority.
Norah O'Donnell is staging a grand homecoming to 'CBS Mornings' on September 8, 2026, seven years after abandoning the program to dive headfirst into the 'CBS Evening News' anchor chair. Syracuse's TV culture prof Robert Thompson cryptically hinted that going back to mornings is no demotionâinstead, it's a coded SOS because the morning show has been flailing. Career gurus like Brad Harris and Andrew Selepak say to treat the return as if youâre a curious yet senior rookie, warning that you're walking back into an org that clearly misses you and hasnât reinvented itself in your absence. Remember: 'You can never go home twice,' especially when the tech and personnel have upgraded without you (or maybe downgraded while waving a white flag).
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(1 of 3)Returning to your old job is basically confessing, 'Without me, youâre as lost as a Netflix algorithm on shuffle.'
CBS bringing back Norah O'Donnell is the corporate equivalent of rebooting Windows because you forgot to install an update seven years ago.
Norahâs CBS comeback means the morning show is basically yelling 'Help!' louder than your neighborâs 3 a.m. karaoke session.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/7/2026 | Author: Katherine Li
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