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CBS News' 60 Minutes recorded its highest audience of the current season with 10.2 million viewers, surpassing last year's comparable episode. This rebound follows a weak season premiere and a modest second episode, occurring as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss faces potential role changes following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
David Ellison is negotiating to keep Mark Thompson as CNN CEO for at least one year following the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. This move secures Thompson’s position while excluding CBS News head Bari Weiss from editorial oversight of CNN. The arrangement aims to stabilize leadership and address staff concerns about editorial independence, though it raises questions about future cost-cutting and operational consolidation.
Paramount Skydance is in early-stage discussions to retain CNN CEO Mark Thompson following the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. While Thompson has expressed enthusiasm for staying, his contract expires in 2027, and he seeks guarantees of editorial independence. Paramount CEO David Ellison is not planning to assign a managerial role at CNN to CBS News head Bari Weiss, who previously led controversial changes at CBS News. The move aims to stabilize CNN’s leadership while addressing staff concerns about editorial integrity and the future of the network’s digital strategy.
Paramount CEO David Ellison is negotiating to keep Mark Thompson as CNN's CEO following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger. While Thompson seeks guarantees of editorial control, CBS News head Bari Weiss is excluded from CNN leadership. The deal, which faces final legal hurdles, is expected to close in October.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is retaining CNN chief Mark Thompson after the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, while excluding CBS News head Bari Weiss from the network’s leadership. Thompson’s contract expires in 2027, and Ellison is negotiating to keep him in control of CNN’s journalism. Weiss, who led a controversial overhaul of CBS News, is not expected to have a managerial role at CNN, though sources say Larry Ellison still values her presence in the company.
Paramount has settled antitrust lawsuits with 12 state attorneys general, clearing the path for its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal, expected to close in October, will place CNN under the control of CEO David Ellison. Staffers at CNN are in a state of panic, fearing massive layoffs and editorial overhauls similar to those already implemented at CBS News under Bari Weiss. While the settlement includes a new editorial independence board, industry experts and employees remain skeptical of its effectiveness.
60 Minutes drew about 6.5 million viewers for its season-two episode, a touch above last year’s second episode, with the 25–54 demo rising about 20% to 1.1 million thanks to Patrick Clancy’s interview. The show retained most of its premiere audience but posted declines from both the season premiere and last year’s premiere, as CBS News navigates leadership changes under Bari Weiss and with no NFL lead-in this week.
60 Minutes launched its season with new producer Nick Bilton and editor Bari Weiss, drawing about 8 million viewers—roughly 2 million fewer than last year. Nielsen data indicate the drop happened early, with viewers not tuning in as much to begin with, rather than a post-sample drop. The season features behind-the-scenes changes and controversy around Weiss, plus a weaker NFL lead-in this year. CBS emphasized online clips to boost reach, but the question remains whether the audience can be reattracted as the season progresses.
Bari Weiss’s revamped 60 Minutes premiered to abysmal ratings, averaging 7.9 million viewers and 1.6 million in the 25–54 demo—down from last season’s 10.03 million and 2.36 million—sparking concerns about the reboot’s future.
The main piece reports that 60 Minutes’ Sunday premiere drew 7.7 million viewers and showed a 19% drop from last season, with the 25-54 core demo down 33% YoY, as Bari Weiss begins her CBS News editorship under Paramount Skydance; the roundup also touches on Trump’s Air Force One playlist, Ed Sheeran’s statement regarding Macklemore’s tour exit, and a trailer for The Diplomat Season 4.
60 Minutes opened under Bari Weiss with new producer Nick Bilton and drew about 7.9 million viewers, more than 20% below last year’s debut, signaling a rocky start amid a potentially weaker NFL lead-in; CBS also touted online reach as the show modernizes with new graphics and contributors.
The season premiere of 60 Minutes, featuring Bari Weiss, drew just under eight million viewers — about 21% fewer than last year — despite a revamped show and heavy publicity, with NFL lead-in ratings falling roughly the same amount.
CBS’s 60 Minutes kicks off its new season under Bari Weiss’s overhaul with significant behind-the-scenes shakeups (firings and new leadership) but a largely familiar on-air look. The premiere features Norah O’Donnell’s exclusive interview with an Air Force officer shot down over Iran, a hidden-camera piece on pardon brokers, a Rams segment, and a closing AI-focused piece by new contributor Ross Douthat, with ratings to be announced later.
THR’s Daniel Fienberg says the 60 Minutes Season 59 premiere comes off as mediocre and not notably different under Bari Weiss’s leadership, with familiar anchors and mostly cosmetic changes; segments like Jon Wertheim’s Rams piece and a bland ‘Pardon Economy’ segment feel dated, suggesting the Bari Weiss effect is limited for now and the show may get more pronounced shifts later, if at all.
Nick Bilton, Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski sent a congratulatory memo to 60 Minutes staff ahead of Season 59 premiere, praising the team amid a leadership shake-up led by Weiss; the email highlights three original stories (Trump pardons, a Rams profile, and a pilot rescued in Iran) and notes AI in reporting, while signaling continuity with returning veteran correspondents as the show debuts Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.