Overview

• CBS Mornings averaged fewer than 2 million viewers last month, marking a 20–30 percent year-over-year decline in the key 25–54 demographic, according to Nielsen.
• President Trump wrote on Truth Social that “Gayle King’s career is over” and attacked her for having “no talent, no ratings, no strength.”
• Gayle King told TMZ she was “sorry he feels that way” and affirmed she plans to continue doing her job on CBS Mornings.
• New CBS News leaders Tom Cibrowski and Wendy Fisher have instituted an editorial shift toward Middle America-centric stories, a change resisted by executive producer Shawna Thomas.
• Skydance’s $8.4 billion merger with Paramount closes on August 7 under FCC conditions to eliminate DEI policies and appoint a political-bias ombudsman, adding oversight to CBS News.