CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is bringing a familiar conservative voice back to network television.
Former “The View” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is set to guest host CBS’s morning show next week in what is being viewed internally as a potential audition for a larger role.
“CBS Mornings” confirmed Thursday that Hasselbeck will appear as a special guest host from Monday through Wednesday alongside Gayle King and Nate Burleson.
The network said she would participate during the program’s 8 a.m. hour, discussing parenting, pop culture and other lifestyle topics.
Hasselbeck will not participate in hard news or political coverage, according to the network.
Instead, she is expected to weigh in on lifestyle-oriented segments such as “Talk of the Table” and “What to Watch,” as well as discussions about parenting, pop culture and entertainment.
Notwithstanding Hasselbeck’s guest appearance, CBS will maintain its existing three-anchor structure throughout the week.
Adriana Diaz is scheduled to co-host Monday’s broadcast, followed by Vlad Duthiers on Tuesday and Norah O’Donnell on Wednesday.
Hasselbeck’s television career began on CBS more than two decades ago when she competed on the 2001 season of “Survivor: The Australian Outback.”
She is married to former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, a connection that could make for lively conversations with Burleson, the former NFL wide receiver turned TV host.
The move comes as Weiss continues to reshape CBS News following a series of high-profile personnel changes, including the decision to move Tony Dokoupil from “CBS Mornings” to the “CBS Evening News.”
Hasselbeck, 48, is best known for her decade-long run on ABC’s “The View,” where she emerged as one of the show’s most prominent conservative voices.
She later joined Fox News, serving as a co-host of “Fox & Friends” before stepping away from daily television.
Hasselbeck’s return to the small screen comes as Weiss has sought to broaden the ideological diversity of CBS News programming while overhauling several of the network’s flagship broadcasts.
The shakeup has been most visible at “60 Minutes,” where Weiss recently fired executive producer Tanya Simon and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega before installing former New York Times columnist and filmmaker Nick Bilton as executive producer.
Veteran correspondent Scott Pelley was also fired, after he publicly confronted management over the changes.
The Post has sought comment from Hasselbeck.
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