15, 2011, CBS News announced they would bring back the news series with Charlie Rose and Lara Logan as hosts. The network announced plans for two separately-scheduled episodes, based on pre-taped rather than live interviews. According to Susan Zirinsky, an executive producer of the new show and of 48 Hours, they "tried to stay true to Edward R. Murrow's concept. The two reporters remain in New York, and we are taken in by the artist or the newsmaker into a special place. There's an intimacy when someone allows you into their home." The first episode, airing on February 8, 2012, featured interviews with George Clooney, Jon Bon Jovi, and Warren Buffett. The premiere attracted 5.9 million viewers, less than a third of the viewers watching American Idol and fewer than the 8.44 million who watched The Middle; it outrated One Tree Hill and Whitney, though the latter attracted a larger share of the 18–49 audience. Had the two specially-scheduled episodes been well-received, Person to Person could have become a regularly scheduled series. The second episode aired on November 23, 2012 (Black Friday), featuring Sean Penn, Alicia Keys and Drew Brees. In the rebranding of CBSN into CBS News in 2022, a second revival was announced to run on the service and be hosted by Norah O'Donnell. See also Person to Bunny, a 1959 Merrie Melodies cartoon inspired by Person to Person References External links CBS original programming 1953 American television series debuts 1961 American television series endings 2012 American television series debuts 2012 American television series endings American live television series Black-and-white American television shows English-language television shows Television series by CBS Studios CBS News American television series revived after cancellation