Anderson Cooper has reportedly agreed to a brand new contract at NCS amid curiosity from CBS News.
In a report revealed on Monday, December 8, sources informed Variety that Cooper not too long ago signed a brand new cope with the community. NCS declined to touch upon the report back to Variety.
Cooper has change into the face of the community in recent times. His new settlement comes as NCS expands its digital outreach.
NCS will retain Cooper regardless of its primetime rankings taking place. In addition to engaged on protection of the 2026 midterm elections, Cooper will proceed to host the community’s annual New Year’s Eve broadcast with Andy Cohen and work on applications resembling The Whole Story and his podcast, All There Is.
Cooper’s new contract comes a couple of months after he moved from United Talent Agency to Creative Artists Agency earlier this 12 months. The transfer sparked hypothesis that Cooper was desirous about pursuing extra initiatives exterior NCS, as he had beforehand guest-hosted exhibits resembling Live With Kelly and Mark and Jeopardy!.
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Outside of NCS, Cooper notably works as a correspondent on CBS’ 60 Minutes. In October, Puck reported that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was desirous about having Cooper take over because the host of CBS Evening News following the upcoming departures of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois.
Other names reportedly in consideration to take over CBS Evening News embrace Norah O’Donnell, Tony Dokoupil, Matt Gutman, and Bret Baier.
Earlier this week, NCS launched the primary promo for this 12 months’s NYE particular. In the clip, shared by way of Instagram on Saturday, December 6, Cooper walks in on Cohen speaking to Muppet-style puppets of themselves.
“It’s Little AC and Andy!” Cohen says earlier than explaining to Cooper that the puppets might be their “stand-ins in case we need to use the bathroom.”
As Cooper’s puppet look-alike strikes subsequent to him, Cohen notes that they share the identical “giggle,” which Cooper denies. Cohen’s puppet, in the meantime, praises the Bravo host’s Emmy wins.
“I’ve won Emmys, too,” Cooper retorts, to which Cooper hilariously replied, “For news.”
New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen, Wednesday, December 31, 8/7c, NCS
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