A number of television executives have been affected by the major round of layoffs at Paramount, the first since the company was established by the $8.4 billion merger of Paramount Global and Skydance in August.

The influx in layoffs follows Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, as CBS is one of the media company's subsidiaries. NPR previously reported that Skydance owner David Ellison and the company have expressed interest in shifting CBS News to produce apolitical content.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sit down with CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell for an interview on Friday afternoon, the first with the network after his lawsuit against it, Semafor reported. Paramount in

Lisa Ling is one of the CBS News personalities that have been cut from the network amid the massive layoffs at Paramount following its acquisitionn by Skydance.

The news division is also closing its bureau in South Africa, as every corner felt the impact of the larger Paramount cuts.

A former CBS News producer accused network of race-based layoffs in a viral TikTok, claiming only people of color were terminated while White staffers were relocated to other positions.

Still, it seems that Fickell is trending towards earning a fourth year at Wisconsin to try and right the ship with increased financial support. Regardless, CBS Sports said that Fickell, alongside Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze, has the hottest seat in the country currently.

Lance Leipold's name is once again being thrown into the coaching carousel now that several top programs will be looking for a new coach this offseason.