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'60 Minutes' Opens 59th Season on CBS with No Direct Mention of Show's Off-Season Turmoil
Leaders thanked CBS News staff for summer support and said the new season will feature 10 regular contributors and five returning correspondents.
- On Sunday, 60 Minutes premiered its 59th season on CBS-TV, featuring traditional investigative segments while sidestepping any direct acknowledgment of the significant leadership and personnel upheaval unfolded behind the scenes in recent months.
- Turmoil has persisted since CBS News Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was appointed by Paramount owner David Ellison, and she installed Nick Bilton as executive producer earlier this year to lead a major staff overhaul.
- The restructuring resulted in an exodus of talent, including the firing of longtime correspondent Scott Pelley and the departures of correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega after what some staff described as tense confrontations.
- Executives at CBS News and parent Paramount Skydance aim to sustain the program's financial performance, as 60 Minutes generated $67 million in advertising in 2025 and saw its overall audience rise by 9%.
- The program plans to integrate more closely with the CBS News investigative unit, a strategy Weiss believes will modernize the show despite internal concerns about potential cost-cutting and editorial independence.
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’60 Minutes’ Kicks Off Much-Scrutinized 59th Season With Old Ticks, Tricks
CBS News says it needs to push “60 Minutes” into the future if the show is to survive, but the first telecast of the 59th season following a shocking overhaul of its on-air and behind-the-camera staff in May and June relied on many elements from the program’s past. The new season of “60 Minutes” burnished […]
·Los Angeles, United States
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BizTocRead the memo: CBS News leadership is selling staffers on '60 Minutes' as it relaunches under Bari Weiss
CBS News is getting employees excited about the first full season of "60 Minutes" under Bari Weiss, months after a string of high-profile exits.
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Nick Bilton, Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski Send Congratulatory ’60 Minutes’ Memo to Staff Ahead of Season Premiere
CBS News and 60 Minutes leaders sent a memo to staff to 'congratulate the team on the launch of what will be an exciting season' ahead of season 59.
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Total News Sources29
Leaning Left14Leaning Right4Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 28%
R 16%
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