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'Awkward': MAGA CBS anchor's absence leads to the 'best ratings in months’
CBS’s Ratings Bump Isn’t a Vindication. It’s a Leak in the Damage ControlThe Source of the “Win”CBS briefly crossed 4 million viewers on Evening News again, but the timing matters more than the number. Tony Dokoupil was on vacation. Matt Gutman filled in. The best week in months happened without the anchor CBS and Bari Weiss had installed as part of the network’s MAGA-friendly remake.That is not a personality story. It is a management story. The people with actual power are the ones reshaping CBS from the top: Weiss inside the network, and David Ellison above it, where ownership strategy is…
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