CBS Mornings Hits Lowest Weekly Audience on Record

Overview

• Nielsen data show CBS Mornings averaged 1.59 million viewers for the week measured, the first weekly average under 1.6 million and a 13% fall from the same period last year.
• The show still led Fox & Friends with Fox averaging about 1.46 million viewers that week, narrowing the year-over-year gap between the networks.
• Several outlets link the slump to editorial shifts and recent personnel moves at CBS News, including the firing of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, though some claims about other departures have limited independent confirmation.
• Across weekday prime time that same week, Fox News led cable and broadcast averages while CBS trailed NBC and ABC, underscoring broader competition for viewers.
• Sustained audience losses could affect advertising revenue and CBS’s newsroom strategy, so industry watchers will be watching ratings and any further staff or editorial changes closely.