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‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Ratings Drop Amid CBS Overhaul

The new season premiere of ‘60 Minutes’ saw ratings fall by 21% and lose over two million viewers following a major staff overhaul led by executives Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton.

8 publishers · 21 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 38d ago

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8 publishers have covered this in 21 articles since 8 Sept 2026. The New York Times published first, on 8 September at 13:17 UTC; Deadline followed 8h 37m later. The most recent article, from All Content from Business Insider, appeared on 16 September at 22:02 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), TV | Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Washington Post Business (major outlet), Deadline, The A.V. Club, All Content from Business Insider, Consequence.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. The New York Times‘60 Minutes’ Prepares for a High-Pressure Premiere After Its Turbulent Shake-Up
  2. DeadlineFormer ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Guy Campanile Claims Show Has Become A “Casualty Of Corporate Priorities And Ideological Intrusion”
  3. VarietyFired ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Says New CBS Bosses Wanted ‘White House Talking Points in Our Reporting’ and ‘We Questioned Authority’
  4. The Hollywood ReporterEx-‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Goes Public After Firing, Tells CBS Staffers to “Hold the Line”
  5. The A.V. ClubYet another fired 60 Minutes staffer says he was asked to promote Trump talking points
  6. The Hollywood ReporterThe Clock Is Ticking to Pull Off an Entirely New ‘60 Minutes’
  7. The Hollywood Reporter‘60 Minutes’ to Tackle Trump Pardons in Season Premiere
  8. The Hollywood ReporterNick Bilton, Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski Send Congratulatory ’60 Minutes’ Memo to Staff Ahead of Season Premiere
  9. All Content from Business InsiderRead the memo: CBS News leadership is selling staffers on '60 Minutes' as it relaunches under Bari Weiss
  10. Variety’60 Minutes’ Kicks Off Much-Scrutinized 59th Season With Old Ticks, Tricks
  11. Show 11 later sources
    1. Deadline’60 Minutes’ Debuts New Season With A Pentagon Exclusive And Hidden Camera Expose — And Plenty Of Scrutiny Of The Show Itself
    2. The Hollywood ReporterA Bland ‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Suggests a Limited Bari Weiss Effect (So Far)
    3. All Content from Business InsiderWhat smart people are saying about the '60 Minutes' relaunch
    4. Washington Post Business‘60 Minutes’ starts fresh following a summer of turmoil
    5. The A.V. ClubThe ratings aren't looking great for Bari Weiss' newfangled 60 Minutes
    6. Variety‘60 Minutes’ Season Debut Sees 21% Drop in Ratings: Is NFL or CBS News to Blame?
    7. All Content from Business Insider'60 Minutes' ratings tanked in the season debut under Bari Weiss
    8. Deadline’60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Averages 7.94 Million Viewers, A Falloff From Last Year’s Debut
    9. TV | Hollywood ReporterTV Ratings: ‘60 Minutes’ Premiere Drops With Smaller NFL Lead-In
    10. ConsequenceRetooled 60 Minutes Suffers Viewership Decline in Season Premiere
    11. All Content from Business InsiderA detailed look at the '60 Minutes' ratings drop shows the problem facing Bari Weiss

Sources

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  1. TV Ratings: ‘60 Minutes’ Premiere Drops With Smaller NFL Lead-In TV | Hollywood Reporter ·
  2. ‘60 Minutes’ Season Debut Sees 21% Drop in Ratings: Is NFL or CBS News to Blame? Variety ·
  3. ‘60 Minutes’ starts fresh following a summer of turmoil Washington Post Business ·
  4. A Bland ‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Suggests a Limited Bari Weiss Effect (So Far) The Hollywood Reporter ·
  5. ’60 Minutes’ Kicks Off Much-Scrutinized 59th Season With Old Ticks, Tricks Variety ·
  6. Nick Bilton, Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski Send Congratulatory ’60 Minutes’ Memo to Staff Ahead of Season Premiere The Hollywood Reporter ·
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  1. ‘60 Minutes’ to Tackle Trump Pardons in Season Premiere The Hollywood Reporter ·
  2. The Clock Is Ticking to Pull Off an Entirely New ‘60 Minutes’ The Hollywood Reporter ·
  3. Ex-‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Goes Public After Firing, Tells CBS Staffers to “Hold the Line” The Hollywood Reporter ·
  4. Fired ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Says New CBS Bosses Wanted ‘White House Talking Points in Our Reporting’ and ‘We Questioned Authority’ Variety ·
  5. ‘60 Minutes’ Prepares for a High-Pressure Premiere After Its Turbulent Shake-Up The New York Times ·
  6. A detailed look at the '60 Minutes' ratings drop shows the problem facing Bari Weiss All Content from Business Insider
  7. Retooled 60 Minutes Suffers Viewership Decline in Season Premiere Consequence
  8. ’60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Averages 7.94 Million Viewers, A Falloff From Last Year’s Debut Deadline
  9. '60 Minutes' ratings tanked in the season debut under Bari Weiss All Content from Business Insider
  10. The ratings aren't looking great for Bari Weiss' newfangled 60 Minutes The A.V. Club
  11. What smart people are saying about the '60 Minutes' relaunch All Content from Business Insider
  12. ’60 Minutes’ Debuts New Season With A Pentagon Exclusive And Hidden Camera Expose — And Plenty Of Scrutiny Of The Show Itself Deadline
  13. Read the memo: CBS News leadership is selling staffers on '60 Minutes' as it relaunches under Bari Weiss All Content from Business Insider
  14. Yet another fired 60 Minutes staffer says he was asked to promote Trump talking points The A.V. Club
  15. Former ‘60 Minutes’ Managing Editor Guy Campanile Claims Show Has Become A “Casualty Of Corporate Priorities And Ideological Intrusion” Deadline

In this story

  • CBS
  • 60 Minutes
  • Bari Weiss
  • Nick Bilton
  • Lesley Stahl
  • Guy Campanile
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