CBS’ Early Show Debuts Its Latest All New Morning Team

by Mark Joyella | 11:55 am, January 3rd, 2011

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In case you missed it (perhaps your iPhone alarm left you snoozing), the new-look showroom fresh 2012 CBS Early Show launched this morning. And there was much rejoicing.

Chris Wragge and Erica Hill replace the departed Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez as co-anchors.

Jeff Glor becomes the cellar-dwelling CBS morning show’s news anchor and Marysol Castro finishes the team as weather anchor. All four started Day One with tons of enthusiasm, and Hill even suggested that viewers make watching CBS every morning their New Year’s resolution. (You mean, stick to it for a few weeks and then bail before February, just like the gym?)

Still, it all looked pretty much like the same CBS Early Show with new faces, though the folks who wrote up a story on the big day for CBSNews.com seem to have soiled themselves with excitement:

The anticipation was building, and so was the buzz.

Now, they’re finally here: the new “The Early Show” anchor team!

Yay! Among the brand-spanking-new elements: an exclusive interview with Lindsay Lohan‘s father! And–diving into the local news stunt cliche pool–Castro shared video with viewers of her participation in the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge! And again, the team at CBSNews.com has still not been able to stop LOLing over that one:

And Castro jumped right in — literally — to frigid ocean waters with the famous Polar Bears Club! She filed a piece on the experience. Wragge joked that when he pretended to scold her and said, “Go jump in the lake!,” Castro took it too far!

Does the new team–the latest in a string of personality shuffling at CBS’ morning show over the years–have a winning chemistry that might threaten NBC’s TODAY or ABC’s Good Morning America? It wouldn’t be fair not to give the team a little time to get used to each other. Watch ‘em and let us know what you think, from CBS:

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Just4thefax

Fact: Looks like a clown convention over there at CBS!
tatboy

Let the sucking begin…
Big Eddie

wow .
NCtarheel

Why can CBS not see the problem was NOT the morning anchors, just the opposite.
Newsjunky

A new anchor team will not make me watch this program.
CAconservative

Out with the old, and in, with the New-OLD?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Plumb-Annie/519512036 Plumb

I LOVED the new show. I watched Chris and Erica on the Saturday show and they are very good together. Didn’t care for the weather girl though. Everyone else was great. Chris Wragge is a very compassionate guy. He does a lot of work for charity and is a wonderful person…no ego, just a real nice guy. Erica seems real funny and witty. Love it! It’s a nice change. I’m a loyal watcher!!
tmholyfield

I DO NOT like the new morning show, nothing against the new guys, but when I watch the morning news I want to see someone I know and trust, Bring Harry, Maggie and DAVE, back who doesn’t like Dave. The people where not the problem with the morning show, you should have chagned the set instead of the people.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Audrey-C-Moet/1579266851 Audrey C Moet

We liked Harry and Maggie and quit watching CBS because they are not on anymore. Please bring them back!!!
http://www.squidoo.com/lauriebethsgrotto Laurie Beth

I’m a huge fan of this team. Long overdue changes at The Early Show.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Terri-Skinner/1385391549 Terri Skinner

New Year new team on the Early Show? Not liking this at all. I started watching it because of Harry, Maggie, Connie and Dave. Why change? Loved when Dave hit the road and made good memories and did some good charity work, helping people along the way. I have tried watching this new team but just don’t enjoy it. It is like watching the weekend version.
PLEASE, bring back Harry, Maggie and Dave Price!!!
reddeb

Well, I don’t know where to start. You had such a wonderful Team with Harry, Maggie and Dave, watching this show made you feel like you had a connection, a Family sense. Getting rid of them was a huge mistake! You guys keep changing your Morning lineup which is probably not the problem. Look beyond them and maybe you should make some changes behind the scenes! I now watch NBC. They have a great morning team as well and don’t change Anchors constantly. You guys can’t compete with a more “stable” Network. Sorry, you lost another viewer. Just for the record, I love you Harry and Dave!!!!!! Deb in Ct.
suekay5

Why in the world would cbs get rid of the best weather man that has ever been on cbs is beyond me. PUT DAVE PRICE BACK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.You have lost another viewer(There are a lot of people that won’t log in to tell you this.Password is to hard for older people) love you guy’s Harry, and Dave.Maggie I can live without.
moemoe

I want DAVE PRICE back……Are you people nut’s. Dave and Harry made the show….BRING THEM BACK!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1351009411 Pat Czubak

Gayle KIng, take those stupid beads off. They make all your outfits look hedious. If this is your trade mark it’s time to find something else. Yuck!!!