Michael Tessier/CBS News via Getty Images Average viewership for Tony Dokoupil’s CBS Evening News dropped under four million last week, trailing well behind rival networks. The MAGA-coded anchor’s nightly show is the result of an effort by Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and David Ellison, the head of parent company Paramount Skydance, to widen the network’s appeal to conservative audiences. Whether that goal is being met remains to be seen, but what new Nielsen data shows is that the network could benefit from any additional viewers. Last week, the average viewership was nearly 3.83 million, Variety reported , citing the ratings calculator. In the all-important 25 to 54 demographic, the show attracted 468,000 viewers. Read more at The Daily Beast.