CBS Evening was the big standout for the week of October 20, recording double-digit growth among total viewers across its five days of airing. This positive news is somewhat dimmed by the fact that one of the show’s co-hosts, John Dickerson, announced his intended departure from the broadcast and the network at the end of the year.

John Dickerson, who took over as co-anchor of CBS' evening news broadcast in January following the departure of Norah O'Donnell, is leaving the network at the end of the year. Dickerson shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, Oct. 27.

John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” said Monday he will exit the network at the end of the year. Dickerson will be the first major talent departure since the arrival of Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News last month.

The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company

Baier addressed speculation that CBS News, now helmed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, is eyeing him to front its flagship Evening News broadcast.