Instead, the program featured a lone anchorwoman, Carol Marin, who delivered the news without pomp on a new, somewhat muted and dark set.
However, this proved to be unpopular among viewers, as it resulted in the resignation of long-time news anchors Ron Magers and Carol Marin.
The station's longtime anchor team, Carol Marin and Ron Magers, resigned in protest.
But "The 10 p.m. News With Carol Marin" has done worse in the ratings than the program that it had replaced.
Most local television stations interrupted their customary tales of murder and mayhem long enough recently to cover Carol Marin's noisy but decidedly nonviolent protest.
If other stations are to be emboldened to follow this example, other anchors need to join Carol Marin in finding ways to protest against their customary scripts.
A second story was reported by Carol Marin, an occasional contributor to the program.
Carol Marin (born October 10, 1948) is a television and print journalist based in Chicago, Illinois.
Carol Marin received the Peabody Award in 1997 for her body of work.
Carol Marin is a journalist known for her work in print and on television.