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Norah O\u2019Donnell has been tapped to return to CBS News\u2019 morning show as a co-anchor, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n

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O\u2019Donnell, who was also recently made a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d correspondent, will join current hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson in the re-launched \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d show starting Tuesday, the source told The Post.<\/p>\n

Jon Tower, the producer of \u201cCBS Mornings,\u201d told staffers in a memo sent Thursday about O\u2019Donnell\u2019s \u201chomecoming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we all know, for seven years, Norah helped lead CBS This Morning alongside Gayle, creating one of the most memorable partnerships in the history of morning news. They have a friendship and chemistry that extends beyond the studio,\u201d Tower wrote in a copy of the memo obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey know each other, respect each other, and \u2013 maybe most importantly \u2013 genuinely enjoy each other. To put it simply, I can\u2019t think of a team I\u2019d rather watch navigate the news than Gayle, Nate and Norah.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease join me in welcoming Norah home.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell previously co-hosted the program \u2013 then called \u201cCBS This Morning \u2013 with King and Charlie Rose, who was ousted over sexual harassment allegations in 2017.<\/p>\n

The journalist was then promoted to anchor of \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d in 2019 and held the gig for five years. O\u2019Donnell was ousted from the role amid slumping ratings under then-CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon, who sought to reimagine the program with co-anchors Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson.<\/p>\n

That version of the show brought in even worse ratings and was soon revamped under CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, who replaced the co-anchors with Tony Dokoupil, King and Burleson\u2019s co-host on \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dokoupil\u2019s morning chair has remained open since he left the program in January, and Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski have tried out a rotation of substitutes with little success.<\/p>\n

The last-place morning show saw its ratings fall to historic lows, hovering between 1.6 million and 1.7 million total viewers on average.<\/p>\n

Weiss and Cibrowski are hoping O\u2019Donnell can bring back some stability to the show as she\u2019s set to reunite with King when the program kicks off its new season in September.<\/p>\n

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As first reported by The Post, O\u2019Donnell had long been rumored as a leading contender for the job and had sparked speculation since February. More recently, O\u2019Donnell appeared in promotional videos for the show, raising eyebrows among the rank-and-file.<\/p>\n

King was blindsided and upset over O\u2019Donnell\u2019s potential return, given the sometimes tense relationship between the two stars, sources recently told The Post.<\/p>\n

CBS News is expected to roll out more changes to the show, including a format that takes cues from MS NOW\u2019s \u201cMorning Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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