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| Tony Dokoupil |
CBS News has officially named Tony Dokoupil, the 44-year-old co-anchor of CBS Mornings, as the new solo anchor of CBS Evening News, marking a significant shift for the network's flagship evening broadcast.
This move comes under the leadership of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who was hired in October 2025 to revitalize the struggling program.
Dokoupil, known for his investigative reporting and occasional controversial interviews, will replace the current co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, both of whom are departing CBS later this month. Their final broadcast is scheduled for December 18, 2025, with Dokoupil expected to take over in early 2026.
.@tonydokoupil has been named anchor of the @CBSEveningNews. Starting Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, he will usher in an ambitious new era for America’s longest-running nightly newscast.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) December 10, 2025
In his first month, Dokoupil will get out from behind his desk and meet viewers in cities and towns… pic.twitter.com/4wTmLQcQHY
The announcement aims to return the show to a single-anchor format, reversing the dual-host experiment that began in January 2025 after Norah O'Donnell's exit. CBS hopes Dokoupil's elevation will help boost ratings, as the program has languished in third place behind ABC's World News Tonight and NBC's Nightly News, averaging under 4 million viewers nightly—down from over 5 million under O'Donnell.Who Is Tony Dokoupil.
Dokoupil, born December 24, 1980, is an American broadcast journalist and author with a reputation for hard-hitting, sometimes polarizing coverage. He joined CBS News in August 2016 as a New York-based correspondent after stints at NBC News and MSNBC (2013–2016), where he served as a senior writer and reporter. Before that, he was a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast (2007–2013), focusing on topics like technology, crime, and culture.
Dokoupil has been married to NBC News correspondent Katy Tur since 2017; they have two children. At 44, he'll be the youngest broadcast evening news anchor, edging out NBC's Tom Llamas (46) and ABC's David Muir (52).