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Bari Weiss smacked with 'pretty striking drop' as early returns come in for '60 Minutes’
Editor-in-Chief of CBS News Bari Weiss attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
A Ratings Dip Is Not an Editorial Verdict
The Number, Stripped of the Narrative
The season premiere of 60 Minutes drew an estimated 7.7 million viewers, down from 9.5 million the previous year. Its NFL lead-in also fell sharply, rival late games divided the football audience, and Nielsen changed its methodology. Those facts establish a ratings decline. They do not establish that CBS News…
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