New York Post

Blood and Glor at CBS News

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IS Jeff Glor headed out of CBS’s door? Page Six is told that just six months after Glor took over as the anchor of “CBS Evening News,” execs at the network are already thinking about replacing him.

Sources say that after Glor lost nearly 1.5 million viewers since his debut in December 2017, top brass told Glor and his producers that they need to turn things around quickly.

Insiders say that CBS News president David Rhodes even called a meeting on Tuesday night to address the situation.

“He unleashed on the team,” an insider told Page Six. “He said how disappoint­ed and frustrated he is with how things have gone.”

We’re told some of the ire has been directed at new executive producer Mosheh Oinounou — who replaced veteran Steve Capus at the helm in January.

Many in the industry were surprised when relative unknown Glor got the storied gig — which has been held by marquee names such as Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and Katie Couric — after Scott Pelley exited under bizarre circumstan­ces.

With Pelley out, numbers spiked during Glor’s first week anchoring “CBS Evening News,” jumping from an average of 6.4 million viewers to an impressive 7.1 million. But the ratings have dropped alarmingly since. Num- bers for the week of May 21 reveal the show drew 5.7 million viewers, down 9 percent from the same week in 2017, according to TVNewser.

A CBS News executive told us, “We’re building a new team and going in a new direction, and that may not sit well with everyone,” adding that Oinounou recently signed a multiyear deal.

Meanwhile, a CBS News spokespers­on said: “CBS News couldn’t be more excited about the direction that Jeff and Mosheh are taking the ‘Evening News.’ The meeting as described never happened. What did happen was a discussion centered on editorial and production, not ratings, which is not unusual.”

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