1963–64 United States network television schedule aired on CBS from 6:30 to 7 p.m. "100 Grand" only lasted three weeks, and was replaced by "Laughs For Sale", which ran until December 1963. On April 1964, "The Celebrity Game" was added to CBS' primetime lineup. "Empire" on ABC consisted of reruns of the 1962-63 NBC TV series. Note: Beginning in September, "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (formerly "Walter Cronkite with the News") and "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" expanded to a half-hour, airing weekdays at 6:30 p.m Note: The 1964 CBS summer series "High Adventure with Lowell Thomas" consisted of reruns of specials which had aired under that
CBS Evening News interest stories, over time it returned to the hard news format popularized by Cronkite. In an April 2011 article, "The New York Times" reported that "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley was considered to be the front-runner to replace Couric as anchor of the program. On May 3, 2011, CBS confirmed that Pelley would replace Couric as anchor for the "CBS Evening News" in June. Harry Smith served as the interim anchor until Pelley's tenure started on June 6, 2011 (like Couric before him, Smith would also depart from CBS a month later). The graphics were subtly updated, the American flag