Broadcasting & Cable reports that CBS will flip the switch of the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” in HD July 28.

The broadcast’s set was HD ready and the show’s graphics package will be presented in HD as well.

It’s also interesting to note that the lease for the studio space used by “The Early Show” is apparently up for renewal sometime next year — keep in mind that CBS just installed a new set in the General Motors building windowed studio.

It’s been only 8 short years since The Early Show hit the air on CBS, ushering in a new way to wake up, and with The Early Show, many things were done different.

After years of falling in the ratings, CBS has finally decided to give The Early Show a major overhaul, trying to give it a home in the growing morning show race.

The last major overhaul came in 2006 when CBS gave The Early Show the new standard CBS graphics, but after even more declining ratings, CBS decided on a bigger change, new graphics, new music, new set, and new talent.

The new Early Show main desk, with new Producer Shelley Ross. Picture courtesy: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times

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