Vacation boosts CBS Evening News ratings as substitute anchor shines
TL;DR
Tony Dokoupil's two-week vacation coincided with a surge in CBS Evening News viewership, as substitute Matt Gutman drew about 4.1 million viewers—the show's best in 17 weeks—sparking some criticism of the absence while CBS pointed to broader network gains and ongoing Trump coverage.
- An anchor for CBS News took a two-week vacation and the program’s viewership skyrocketed The Independent
- Dokoupil’s Ratings ‘Dagger’ status.news
- Tony Dokoupil’s fill-in Matt Gutman reels in best ratings for ‘CBS Evening News’ in months New York Post
- CBS, ABC & NBC Evening News Ratings: Tony Dokoupil Sees Growth for 2nd Week in a Row TV Insider
- Week of July 27 Evening News Ratings: ABC News and CBS News Don’t Shed Viewers ADWEEK
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