The Early Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Early Show is an American morning television program that aired on CBS from November 1, 1999 to January 7, 2012, and the ninth attempt at a morning news-talk program by the network since 1954. The program aired Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. (live in the Eastern Time Zone, and on tape delay in all other time zones), although a number of affiliates either pre-empted or tape-delayed the Saturday edition. The program originally broadcast from the General Motors Building in New York City. The Early Show, like many of its predecessors, traditionally placed third in the ratings, behind NBC's Today and ABC's Good Morning America. Much like Today and its fellow NBC program The Tonight Show, the Early Show title was analogous to that of CBS's late-night talk show, the Late Show.

On November 15, 2011, CBS announced the cancellation of The Early Show, and replacement by a new morning program that CBS News chairman Jeff Fager and president David Rhodes stated would "redefine the morning television landscape." The Early Show ended its twelve-year run on January 6, 2012, replaced three days later on January 9 by CBS This Morning.

Series details

• Title: The Early Show
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1999-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9952
• TVDB ID: 77924

Cast and credited roles

• Jeff Glor — News Anchor
• Lonnie Quinn — Weather Anchor
• Chris Wragge — Anchor
• Erica Hill — Anchor
• Harry Smith — Anchor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1999: premiered 1999-11-01; final listed air date 1999-11-01.
• Season 2008: premiered 2008-11-11; final listed air date 2008-11-11.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-11-04; final listed air date 2009-11-04.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-01-02; final listed air date 2012-01-06.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Early Show on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.