"CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson said on Monday he would leave the network in December, signaling the start of a refresh at CBS News just weeks after editor-in-chief Bari Weiss began her tenure.

CBS Evening was the big standout for the week of October 20, recording double-digit growth among total viewers across its five days of airing. This positive news is somewhat dimmed by the fact that one of the show’s co-hosts, John Dickerson, announced his intended departure from the broadcast and the network at the end of the year.

John Dickerson, who took over as co-anchor of CBS' evening news broadcast in January following the departure of Norah O'Donnell, is leaving the network at the end of the year. Dickerson shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, Oct. 27.

John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” said Monday he will exit the network at the end of the year. Dickerson will be the first major talent departure since the arrival of Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News last month.

Baier addressed speculation that CBS News, now helmed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, is eyeing him to front its flagship Evening News broadcast.

John Dickerson is leaving CBS News at the end of the year as Bari Weiss takes over as the new editor-in-chief. Dickerson has been with the network since 2009 and, in January of this year, began co-anchoring the CBS Evening News alongside Maurice DuBois.