The Daily Beast
CBS News Tony Dokoupil’s ratings crisis at CBS Evening News is spiraling as viewer figures hit free-fall mode. Dokoupil became the de facto face of the new regime when MAGA-friendly Bari Weiss was installed as the boss of CBS News, despite having no broadcast experience. She promoted Dokoupil from CBS Mornings to the prime-time slot. Ratings, however, have been poor from the get-go, and new data from media analytics firm Nielsen paints a bleak picture. Fresh numbers show that the show averaged just 3.85 million viewers last week, well below the industry-recognized benchmark of four million. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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