GET ME REWRITE: MAGA-fried Bari Weiss has set CBS News on a crash-and-burn course

 

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Amy Hogan reports:

The fifth episode of the current 60 Minutes season drew 9.6 million total viewers, according to Nielsen data obtained by Status, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. That marked a 14 percent drop from the same episode last year, which brought in 11.1 million viewers. [emphasis added]

The slide comes as the show adjusts to life under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, who kicked off the program’s 59th season last month after a major shake-up. 

Weiss, 42, had no prior broadcast experience when she took over the newsroom. Paramount CEO David Ellison appointed her after the company bought The Free Press, the right-leaning blog she cofounded, for $150 million, per the outlet.

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