‘CBS Evening News’ Ratings Revealed After Shocking ’60 Minutes’ Firings
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Key Points:
- CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil saw a 6% decline in total viewers and a 19% drop in the Adults 25-54 demographic for the week of May 25, despite slight gains compared to the same period last year.
- The ratings decline for CBS coincided with the firing of several key "60 Minutes" staff members and Anderson Cooper's departure from the program.
- ABC World News Tonight with David Muir led the week with 7.824 million total viewers but experienced a 4% drop in viewers and a 1% decrease in the key demo compared to the previous week, though it showed significant growth year-over-year.
- NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas ranked second with 5.955 million viewers, down 2% in total viewers and 8% in the demo week-over-week, and was the only newscast to post a decline in the demo compared to last year.