[interestednovice]

I think moving closer to Sunday Morning in terms of branding and content was a good move for CBS Mornings. For me, it strikes the right balance between the traditional pace of weekday morning shows and the more thoughtful, in-depth Sunday Morning format.

I personally still prefer the warmth, 'family' feel and faster pace of the Today show, but I'd take CBS Mornings over GMA any day.

On of the other changes of CBS Mornings was to try to replicate some of that warmth to an extent, without sacrificing the slightly more thoughtful tone you mention - too warm, of course, and the programme ends up with no serious news substance; too serious and there is no warmth.

CBS This Morning was arguably too serious in a market when cable news outlets like CNN This Morning & Morning Joe already cover the more serious end more successfully, so going for a middle ground with CBS Mornings is probably a smart move.