Bari Weiss's CBS Shakeup Is Falling Apart - The Damage Report

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60 Minutes in Turmoil: Staff Resignations & Hiring Fails

The fallout from CBS's controversial shakeup continues to grow. Reports indicate the network is already attempting to bring back staff it recently pushed out while longtime employees continue heading for the exits. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. - 06/27/2026.


Read more here: https://www.rawstory.com/stephen-colbert-byron-allen/

"CBS' firing of Stephen Colbert has seen the Late Show time slot nosedive in ratings — and it's taking the network with it. Since CBS handed Byron Allen the 11:35 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Colbert's The Late Show — with Allen Media footing all production costs under a "time buy" arrangement — Nielsen data reviewed by Status show nearly two-thirds of the audience Colbert was drawing toward the end of his run has fled.

And media experts say that massive damage won't stay contained to the late night time slot."

[NJCher]

1. Well, duh

How long does it take these people to catch on?

I used to watch Byron Allen on another channel but I haven't watched now that he's at CBS. I was unaware the arrangement was a "time buy." Wow. CBS is sinking, sinking, sinking.

[Cheezoholic]

2. I wanna know how the hell Byron Phreaking Allen became a billionaire? I think I saw that somewhere on here anyway n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Weiss was selected by Ellison, but she has to ultimately answer to shareholders.

Once the new quarterly reports come out for CBS/Viacom, shareholders may want to protest.