Elisabeth Hasselbeck to Guest Host CBS Mornings as Network Conducts Host Auditions

Elisabeth Hasselbeck will serve as a guest host on CBS Mornings for three days next week as part of what CBS News expects to be a series of on-air auditions for the morning program. Hasselbeck, who gained initial prominence on "Survivor" and later became known for her conservative commentary on ABC's "The View" and Fox News's "Fox & Friends," will appear during lifestyle-focused segments including "Talk of the Table" and discussions of parenting, pop culture, and entertainment, but will not cover hard news or politics. The guest hosting opportunity comes as CBS Mornings faces significant ratings challenges, averaging 1.69 million viewers compared to NBC's "Today" at 2.98 million and ABC's "Good Morning America" at 2.7 million, with particularly steep deficits in the advertiser-preferred 25-54 demographic. Other guest hosts, including "Inside Edition" host Eva Pilgrim, are expected to appear throughout the summer as CBS News President Tom Cibrowski seeks to overhaul the program. The initiative aligns with CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss's broader effort to reshape the network's ideological composition and programming approach.