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Miles Archer

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Wed Apr 29, 2026, 09:22 AM Apr 29

CBS News Trump fangirl Bari Weiss' MAGAt SUPERSTAR ANCHOR Tony Dokoupil "is now averaging just 3.7 million viewers" [View all]

CBS Evening News’ MAGA-coded anchor Tony Dokoupil is recording dire ratings as audiences desert the Trump-friendly network.

Nielsen ratings, obtained by Status, show that the week beginning April 20 was the lowest-rated stretch of viewership since Dokoupil was promoted to the evening news slot by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss in January.

CBS Evening News is now averaging just 3.7 million viewers, with the 4-million mark previously considered a low enough level to set off alarm bells for the network. In the all-important 25–54 demographic prized by advertisers, the show averaged just 467,000 viewers.

Veteran television news executives have raised concerns about how bad things could get for CBS News and its once-prestigious Evening News broadcast, and are placing the blame on Weiss’ leadership. “This isn’t what a turnaround looks like. This is what a train wreck looks like,” one executive told Status.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-coded-cbs-anchor-tony-dokoupil-hit-with-trainwreck-ratings-downfall/

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