MAGA-Curious CBS Boss Hit With Devastating ‘60 Minutes’ Blow

Key Points:

• CBS's "60 Minutes" has experienced a significant ratings decline, drawing just 5.64 million viewers on its recent Sunday broadcast, marking one of its lowest audiences in years and continuing a downward trend.
• The key 25-54 demographic, crucial for advertisers, showed a steep drop to 558,000 viewers, an 81% decrease compared to the same week last year, with the show losing 60% of its total audience.
• The program, traditionally the top non-sports Sunday night broadcast, was outperformed by two CBS scripted dramas, signaling broader challenges for CBS and its parent company, Paramount Skydance.
• Since Bari Weiss became CBS News editor-in-chief, the show has seen major personnel changes and a shift in tone, including firing veteran correspondents and hiring contributors with little long-form investigative TV experience.
• The latest episode tackled politically sensitive topics including Trump-era deportations and election denial, reflecting ongoing internal conflicts and editorial shifts under Weiss's leadership.