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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Dec 24, 2025, 05:44 AM 3 hrs ago

On CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors

On CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors

The network kept the Kennedy Center’s original name in its broadcast, and CBS News instructed staff to do the same, an email shows.

December 23, 2025 at 10:51 p.m. EST Yesterday at 10:51 p.m. EST
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President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 7, 2025, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to host the celebration. (Video: Courtesy of The Kennedy Center)

By Janay Kingsberry and Scott Nover

At least on air, the Kennedy Center’s name remained unchanged for its biggest night of the year.

The first president to host the Kennedy Center Honors, President Donald Trump had joked about the “Trump Kennedy Center” onstage. His board voted for the name change last week. But Tuesday’s CBS broadcast of the Honors, recorded Dec. 7, premiered with the cultural institution’s long-standing title.

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On CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago OP
I wonder if anyone watched it. I looked but I can't find the ratings yet. I hope it was a bust. Scrivener7 35 min ago #1

Scrivener7

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1. I wonder if anyone watched it. I looked but I can't find the ratings yet. I hope it was a bust.
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:29 AM
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