CBS News' flagship weekday evening news program. The program debut on September 2, 1963, and it was also the first time a half-hour broadcast. Perhaps it's best-known original anchor was Walter Cronkite, and one of his trademarks was ending the news program with the praise "...And that's the way it is", followed by the date. On August 19, 1965, the program first transmitted in color as a one-evening test broadcast, before permanently switching to the color format on January 31, 1966. On May 12, 1975, the program's new opening titles were debuted. After almost two decades, Walter Cronkite anchored his final broadcast on March 6, 1981. Dan Rather started anchor the program on March 9, 1981, with the background updated this time in blue. On June 22, 1981, the program updated its opening titles, with its 1981-1982 theme music debut. On March 1, 1982, the program debuted its new look, with the debut of Rather's trademark at the beginning of the news program by saying: "Good Evening, this is the CBS Evening News, Dan Rather reporting." Also that evening, a new bumper music composed by Score Productions' Walt Levinsky debut. On August 18, 1986, the program was moved to Studio 47 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, and the program broadcast for the first time there with a new set. On November 11, 1991, the program debut its new opening titles & graphics, and the debut of the program's theme tune composed by Patterson, Walz and Fox Music Productions (which would be use for almost 15 years). On May 31, 1993, Connie Chung debut on the program as Dan Rather's co-anchor, and the voice-over at the time saying "This is the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and Connie Chung" before she left the program for good on May 19, 1995. And three days later, on May 22, 1995, the program return to a solo anchor format, and Rather became the solo anchor again, and the voice-over announcer saying "This is the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather". After almost 10 years in Studio 47 (with the final broadcast on January 31, 1996), the program moved to its new state of the art facility: the brand new CBS News Headquarters at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, beginning with the February 1, 1996 broadcast. On that day, the program debuts its new on-air look titles, graphics package and a new set. And a new voice-over announcer for the program Wendell Craig said for the opening titles: "This is the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather reporting from CBS News Headquarters in New York." After 24 years, Dan Rather retired from the anchor chair on March 9, 2005. One evening later, on March 10, 2005, Bob Schieffer began his run as interim anchor until his final broadcast on August 31, 2006. Katie Couric began her run as anchor on September 5, 2006, becoming the first woman to solo anchor a CBS News weekday evening newscast. Also on that evening, the program debut its new graphics package, a new set, a new them music composed by James Horner, and a new announcer was the program's former anchor Walter Cronkite. In March 2007, Rick Kaplan became the program's executive producer. On July 28, 2008, the program was broadcast in high definition, becoming the third network weekday evening newscast ever to so do. On May 18, 2009, the news program had a new graphics design look, this time using a blue and red color scheme with web-influenced motifs and layoffs. Sadly on July 17, 2009, Walter Cronkite died at the age of 92, but his voiceover was not used on July 23, 2009 for introducing the broadcast reporting from his funeral. And his replacement temporary after Cronkite's death was needed until New Year's Day 2010. Finally on January 4, 2010, actor Morgan Freeman debuted as voice-over for the program's title sequence. On May 19, 2011, Katie Couric anchor her final broadcast, and temporary she was replaced by Harry Smith an evening later until his final broadcast on the program on June 3, 2011. Three days later, on June 6, 2011, Scott Pelley began anchoring the program permanently. Also on that day, it had the debut of a replica of the globe fixture, and the return of the 1987-1991 theme music for the program, the same theme music was used during the Dan Rather era, this time that same music debuted to begin the Pelley era for the program. After the first 2 days of Pelley's tenture, on June 8, 2011, the program's 2009-2011 graphics was updated. On March 23, 2015, the program debuted its new graphics package, which would use for over a year. On Memorial Day 2016, the program debut its new title sequence and graphic package, and also a new theme music tune composed by Joel Beckerman was introduced. In late December 2016, the program was moved permanently into Studio 57 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City, with a debut of a new set. And after 6 years on the program, Scott Pelley anchored his final broadcast on the program on June 16, 2017. Three days later, on June 19, 2017, Anthony Mason began his run as anchor on the interim basis until his final broadcast on December 1, 2017. Then, 3 days later, on December 4, 2017, Jeff Glor took over permanently as anchor, and the program updated its looks and used a new logotype and updated typography, and the theme music and set was retained. On May 29, 2018, the program revived the in-depth segment "Eye on America". Glor anchored his final broadcast on May 10, 2019. 3 days later, on May 13, 2019, the interim started with a rotating of anchors substituting, like John Dickerson, Major Garrett, Margaret Brennan, Anthony Mason (the program's former interim anchor), David Begnaud, Jim Axelrod, and Maurice DuBois (anchor of CBS O&O station WCBS-TV in New York). Finally, on July 15, 2019, Norah O'Donnell started anchoring the program in the anchor chair permanently. On December 2, 2019, the program was moved to Washington, D.C. It was the first time that a major network weekday evening news program was based outside New York since 1978, with a debut of a new set, open and graphics. On August 29, 2022, the program debut its new graphics and a new theme music.