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BumRushDaShow

(167,899 posts) Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:34 PM Monday

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JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 16th, 2026, 4:54 pm

Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after turning down an offer from CBS News to renew his contract, reported Breaker’s Lachlan Cartwright on Monday.

Cooper, who also anchors his AC360 show weeknights on CNN and is a correspondent for the cable news network, has been a correspondent with 60 Minutes for nearly two decades. His reports for 60 Minutes have been nominated for multiple Emmys, winning four.

He was reportedly on CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ short list for the next anchor to helm CBS Evening News, but now, according to Cartwright, Cooper has not only rebuffed Weiss’ efforts to recruit him to the evening anchor desk, he’s walking away from his role on 60 Minutes.

Citing sources “familiar with the matter,” Cartwright reported that Cooper had been offered a contract renewal, but “decided to pass,” and make his exit instead.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/just-in-anderson-cooper-leaving-60-minutes-turned-down-offer-to-renew-his-deal-with-cbs-news/

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JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Monday OP

Not sad because we know he's not going away JohnnyRingo Monday #1

Good for him. Maybe Tony Dotrumpswill can do that too. dem4decades Monday #2

Good for him! yardwork Monday #3

Smart Move! tonekat Monday #4

Pretty soon CBS will be em...."closed for remodeling" Bengus81 Monday #5

Smart move MustLoveBeagles Monday #6

Probably is NOT fond of Fox News 2.0 chouchou Monday #7

Sent a message Joinfortmill Monday #8

WB Discovery bmichaelh Monday #9

Good move Anderson. mdbl Monday #10

Not Sad Because He Has Had Freedom to Say Yes/No Since Birth ForeGoneLegsBirne Monday #11

He's just not going to waste his talents for Bari Weiss... or whatever her name is! liberalla Monday #12

CBS is not the home of Cronkite, Murrow . Botany Monday #13

Dignity? BidenRocks Monday #14

SeeBS n/t aggiesal Monday #20

I hear James O'Keefe is available NBachers Monday #15

I don't blame him RainCaster Monday #16

I'm not sure that Bari still wants him... Marie Marie Monday #17

Aaron Brown was much better than he is. BigmanPigman Monday #18

RIP Aaron Brown BidenRocks Monday #22

I've watched his 911 reports BigmanPigman Monday #23

He made the right choice FakeNoose Monday #19

I always saw Cooper as 2nd class journalism SleeplessinSoCal Monday #21

JohnnyRingo

(20,715 posts)

1. Not sad because we know he's not going away

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:49 PM

Monday

Can't wait to hear where he's going.

dem4decades

(13,928 posts)

2. Good for him. Maybe Tony Dotrumpswill can do that too.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:50 PM

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yardwork

(69,148 posts)

3. Good for him!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:01 PM

Monday

tonekat

(2,495 posts)

4. Smart Move!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:07 PM

Monday

Get as much space between that heinous organization and yourself as possible!

Bengus81

(10,008 posts)

5. Pretty soon CBS will be em...."closed for remodeling"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:29 PM

Monday

MustLoveBeagles

(15,500 posts)

6. Smart move

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:57 PM

Monday

He knows a sinking ship when he sees one.

chouchou

(3,015 posts)

7. Probably is NOT fond of Fox News 2.0

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:58 PM

Monday

Joinfortmill

(20,725 posts)

8. Sent a message

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:03 PM

Monday

bmichaelh

(1,123 posts)

9. WB Discovery

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:05 PM

Monday

Wonder if his current contract with CNN has an escape clause.

Paramount is still pursuing WB Discovery which owns CNN.

mdbl

(8,423 posts)

10. Good move Anderson.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:11 PM

Monday

Anywhere is better than Fux Nooze light.

ForeGoneLegsBirne

(16 posts)

11. Not Sad Because He Has Had Freedom to Say Yes/No Since Birth

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:19 PM

Monday

Glad he's making that choice though.. hope others join him and help found a new org to host their journalism...

liberalla

(10,986 posts)

12. He's just not going to waste his talents for Bari Weiss... or whatever her name is!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:21 PM

Monday

The man has standards, for god's sake !!!!

and CBS has none!!

Anderson is on to bigger and better things! I applaud him for this decision.... and wish him only the best.

Botany

(76,896 posts)

13. CBS is not the home of Cronkite, Murrow .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:23 PM

Monday

Connie Chung, Ed Bradley, Severed, Wallace, and so on anymore. Good on
Anderson Cooper.

BidenRocks

(3,038 posts)

14. Dignity?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:24 PM

Monday

Intact! Smart move!

60 Minutes should take a leave until this resolves.
After Colbert, I have no reason to turn to C-BS.

aggiesal

(10,689 posts)

20. SeeBS n/t

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 09:50 PM

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NBachers

(19,333 posts)

15. I hear James O'Keefe is available

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:35 PM

Monday

RainCaster

(13,552 posts)

16. I don't blame him

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:57 PM

Monday

Why stick around when your bosses have no spine? Streaming is where its at.

Marie Marie

(11,123 posts)

17. I'm not sure that Bari still wants him...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:10 PM

Monday

he's not in the Epstein files.

BigmanPigman

(54,917 posts)

18. Aaron Brown was much better than he is.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:15 PM

Monday

CNN replaced him with Anderson and I have disliked him for over 20 years.

BidenRocks

(3,038 posts)

22. RIP Aaron Brown

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #18)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

Monday

Our calm voice of 9-11 on CNN.

BigmanPigman

(54,917 posts)

23. I've watched his 911 reports

Reply to BidenRocks (Reply #22)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

Monday

and that's when I really respected him as a news journalist. I never got that feeling with Anderson.

FakeNoose

(41,040 posts)

19. He made the right choice

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 08:38 PM

Monday

Bari Weiss won't last long there. Why would anyone want to work for her?
Anderson Cooper will do fine without that anchor around his neck.

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,384 posts)

21. I always saw Cooper as 2nd class journalism

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 09:55 PM

Monday

Weiss will probably sign Scott Jennings to replace him.

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