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During Bari Weiss’s handpicked anchor Tony Dokoupil’s two-week vacation, substitute Matt Gutman anchored CBS Evening News and delivered the show’s strongest week in 17 weeks, averaging about 4.1 million viewers; CBS attributes the rise to a broader weekly increase in news across networks and says Dokoupil’s return to the desk is forthcoming.
Tony Dokoupil’s tenure at CBS Evening News is under scrutiny as his stand-in Matt Gutman posted a ratings win for CBS (around 4 million viewers, with 4.1 million in Gutman’s first week), a figure Dokoupil hasn’t reached since March. The boost occurs amid CBS News leadership changes and a string of on-air missteps, including a chaotic Fourth of July special, a Kanye West photo error, and visa issues during Trump’s China trip, highlighting ongoing questions about Dokoupil’s tenure and CBS’s direction.
Matt Gutman filled in for Tony Dokoupil on CBS Evening News for two weeks, delivering about 4.1 million viewers and the program’s best performance in 17 weeks—the first time it topped 4 million since March— underscoring ongoing ratings challenges after CBS’s overhaul and prompting internal questions about Dokoupil’s tenure and vacation.
Tony Dokoupil’s two-week vacation led to Matt Gutman filling in as CBS Evening News anchor, delivering the program its strongest weekly audience in months (about 4.1 million in Gutman’s first week and 4.0 million for the week of June 22), raising questions about Dokoupil’s tenure after a network overhaul.
Tony Dokoupil paid a heartfelt tribute to Scott Pelley on CBS Evening News after Pelley's firing, praising his decades-long CBS/60 Minutes career and his commitment to truth, while noting the clash with new leadership that led to his departure.
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil paid tribute to former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley during a Wednesday broadcast, honoring Pelley's truth-obsessed journalism after Pelley's firing following a clash with new 60 Minutes chief Nick Bilton. The tribute included a career montage and quotes reflecting Pelley's commitment to press freedom, a standard he embodied even as CBS News undergoes leadership shakeups, including Bari Weiss's role in Bilton's appointment. Fellow CBS veterans, like Steve Kroft, criticized the upheaval while praising Pelley's legacy.
A CBS News president allegedly instructed morning programs to ignore Stephen Colbert’s finale following a perceived unprofessional shot at Tony Dokoupil from The Late Show, highlighting how on-air feuds can influence network programming decisions.
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil was barred from broadcasting from his Taiwan hotel after management objected to political coverage, forcing him to report from Taipei’s Liberty Square; a later segment referenced a medical emergency as a veteran cameraman fainted. The trip followed CBS failing to secure a China visa for Dokoupil, leaving the network scrambling to cover the Trump-Xi summit while rivals were already on the ground in Beijing.
Stephen Colbert used his show to mock CBS News after Tony Dokoupil reportedly couldn’t secure a visa to cover President Trump’s China trip, forcing him to broadcast from Taiwan; Colbert joked about CBS News’s coverage while noting rivals would be in Beijing, and the piece highlights the visa snafu and a link to his monologue.
During a live CBS Evening News segment from Taipei, anchor Tony Dokoupil’s broadcast ended in chaos when a cameraman suffered a medical emergency on set, prompting a break and a sign-off as muffled audio and last-minute visa travel issues complicated the telecast; CBS later said the cameraman is OK, and the episode underscored Dokoupil’s ongoing ratings struggles amid competition from NBC and ABC anchoring from Beijing.
Tony Dokoupil abruptly cut to a break during CBS Evening News from Taipei after a cameraman on set suffered a medical emergency; Dokoupil urged viewers that a doctor would be called, and CBS later noted the cameraman is okay and recovering.
CBS News sent Tony Dokoupil to Taipei after failing to secure a press visa for Beijing in time for President Trump’s trip to China, a move critics called “very sloppy” as NBC and ABC anchor from Beijing; CBS Evening News has been slipping in ratings, with Taiwan coverage taking center stage amid heightened U.S.-China tensions.
CBS News chief Bari Weiss reportedly wants a sweeping overhaul of 60 Minutes, opening the show to more anchors from the network (including Tony Dokoupil) and reshuffling key roles, a move that has sparked tensions with longtime staff like Lesley Stahl and fueled debate about editorial control as high-profile interviews are steered outside the traditional 60 Minutes team.
A Vanity Fair exposé quotes unnamed CBS colleagues delivering harsh put-downs of Tony Dokoupil—calling him “useful idiot” and “eye candy”—and questions Bari Weiss’s choice of anchoring CBS Evening News. The piece notes Dokoupil’s tentative start with technical glitches and a brief ratings uptick, while CBS defends him as an “exceptional talent.” The overall portrait portrays a tense, scrutinized transition amid a changing media landscape.
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil is under fire from newsroom staff after Vanity Fair’s bombshell report detailed his rocky start, including Bari Weiss’s behind-the-scenes edits and a January video criticizing the “legacy media.” The piece also recounts on-air missteps (dead air, a Marco Rubio tribute) and internal backlash over efforts to make the program more MAGA-friendly, all while ratings remain weak against rivals, fueling concerns about the network’s direction.