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\u201cCBS Mornings\u201d star Gayle King is \u201cnot happy\u201d that Norah O\u2019Donnell could return to co-anchor the struggling show \u2014 even as Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss weighs a possible \u201cMorning Joe\u201d-style overhaul of the broadcast, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n

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A source said King was upset over new promos for the show that included O\u2019Donnell, who has been substituting periodically, as Weiss and News President Tom Cibrowski look to replace Tony Dokoupil, who decamped for \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d earlier this year. <\/p>\n

\u201cGayle was not happy,\u201d the source said. \u201cShe does not want Norah to return to the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another source described King and O\u2019Donnell as cordial colleagues bordering on \u201cfrenemies,\u201d and cited the duo\u2019s strained relationship when they co-anchored the network\u2019s morning show from 2012 to 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cGayle is an authentic person. She loves the news,\u201d the person said. \u201cNorah loves the idea of being on the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

A network source stressed that King is central to \u201cthe process of finding a new co-host,\u201d and that \u201cnothing will happen without her blessing.\u201d <\/p>\n

While O\u2019Donnell isn\u2019t yet a shoe-in for the empty slot, she has been long rumored to be a leading candidate, as first reported by The Post in February. Other contenders include Eva Pilgrim, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and CBS News anchor Kelly O\u2019Grady, Status reported.<\/p>\n

Aside from naming a third anchor, two sources told The Post that Weiss plans to relaunch \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d and has been mulling modeling the program after MSNow\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe,\u201d which mixes opinion and commentary on current events.<\/p>\n

While no drastic overhaul is expected this fall, Cibrowski and Jon Tower, the interim executive producer of \u201cCBS Mornings,\u201d are hoping to name a permanent co-host as soon as September, along with some programming tweaks to start, according to a source with knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom is telling people that it\u2019s going to be more of a live show with fewer people and Jon is saying he wants it to be more loose like \u2018Morning Joe,’\u201d an insider said.<\/p>\n

The person added that they expect the show to be more \u201cchat-driven in the vein of \u2018Morning Joe,’\u201d pointing to Tower\u2019s past working on the Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski-helmed program.<\/p>\n

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The person noted that instead of a single news segment with eight to nine short news stories, the hosts will delve into topics more deeply.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe show is f\u2013ked. They need to try something!\u201d the person said, citing the show\u2019s recent historic ratings lows, when it dropped to 1.59 million total viewers the week of July 13.<\/p>\n

CBS News declined to comment.<\/p>\n

A network source said a \u201cMorning Joe-style\u201d format has been discussed internally but denied that the revamp will include such a drastic change. <\/p>\n

The ambitious O\u2019Donnell \u2014 whose career had stalled under the previous CBS News boss \u2014 has lately seen her prospects improve under Weiss, who took the helm last October.<\/p>\n

After being ousted as anchor of \u201cCBS Evening News,\u201d O\u2019Donnell went from being a mere senior correspondent to grabbing a plum correspondent job on \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d a new podcast \u2014 and potentially returning to the morning show, which she once co-anchored with King and Charlie Rose.<\/p>\n

While some insiders griped that O\u2019Donnell won\u2019t move the ratings needle much, the journalist\u2019s political reporting chops and polish could help the last-place \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rumors of Weiss\u2019 plans to overhaul the broadcast are sparking anxiety inside the halls of CBS News.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s going to turn the morning show into a podcast,\u201d said one miffed insider, who noted that the show lacks an \u201cintellectual\u201d to make sense of the day\u2019s news. <\/p>\n

The person added that this is not the strength of King and co-host Nate Burleson. Even O\u2019Donnell, who has a strong news reporting background, isn\u2019t known for unspooling her opinions on current events. <\/p>\n

Another CBS insider noted that it\u2019s possible that Weiss taps others at the network to take part in analysis.<\/p>\n

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