“CBS Evening News” lead anchor Tony Dokoupil defended his relationship with CBS and Paramount amid ongoing controversies surrounding the “60 Minutes” firings. Dokoupil spoke to The Wall Street Journal on Monday after the wave of high-profile departures at the network, particularly on the long-running “60 Minutes” program. Tensions within the network reached a new high […]
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’60 Minutes’ host Lesley Stahl mourns CBS firings as ‘worst experience’ of her career
“60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl described the wave of high-profile firings from the show, including fellow correspondent Scott Pelley, as the “worst experience” she’s ever faced in her career. Stahl spoke to Puck News on Sunday after she, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim released a joint statement confirming that they would remain on the show […]
CBS anchor frantically calls for doctor after cameraman suffers medical emergency during live broadcast
A live broadcast of “CBS Evening News” was abruptly interrupted Wednesday after a cameraman suffered a medical emergency on set, forcing the segment to cut away mid-report. Anchor Tony Dokoupil was reporting from Taiwan on President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he suddenly halted his report to check on a […]
CBS filling Stephen Colbert’s time slot with Byron Allen program could be new model for late-night TV
A rupture in the late-night television landscape is set to occur next month as CBS has found a new tenant for the slot being vacated by the network’s cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” CBS announced Monday that Byron Allen’s syndicated comic talk show “Comics Unleashed” will take over the time slot that […]
CBS to replace Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ with Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed’
In a historic late night shakeup, CBS is replacing Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” with Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed.” CBS announced in July that it had canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and that it would officially go off the air in May 2026 after a more than 10-year run. Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount […]
Maury Povich breaks with wife Connie Chung over new CBS News leadership, takes ‘wait and see’ approach
Veteran daytime talk show host Maury Povich said on Tuesday that he disagreed with his wife, former CBS News journalist Connie Chung, about CBS’ change in leadership. The former “Maury” host was asked about his thoughts on CBS’ parent company Paramount’s merger with Skydance Media and the subsequent appointment of Bari Weiss as the new […]
Fox News Channel finishes summer 2025 trouncing ABC, NBC, CBS in primetime
Fox News Channel finished the summer not only trouncing its cable news rivals but also beating the three major broadcast networks in primetime. According to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News averaged 2.43 million total viewers Monday through Sunday in primetime since June 20, besting ABC’s 2.38 million viewers, NBC’s 2.21 million viewers, and CBS’ 2.03 […]
CBS host defends Trump’s efforts to de-wokify the Smithsonian’s presentation of US history
CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s push to have the Smithsonian Institution review how it presents American history. During a “CBS Mornings” segment, Dokoupil defended Trump’s directive for Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., to stop focusing on the sins of America’s past and portray the country’s history in a more positive […]
Putin presented award to Witkoff meant for CIA official whose son died fighting for Russia, CBS News reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Order of Lenin award to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to pass along to a senior CIA official whose son died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, CBS News reported on Aug. 8. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of […]
Gayle King’s ‘CBS Mornings’ struggles with ratings decline ahead of looming ownership change
A longtime network morning show veteran believes Gayle King “has lost a lot of her leverage” as “CBS Mornings” is mired in third place with an ownership change looming. The FCC approved a long-planned, $8 billion merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media last month which will soon place CBS News under new ownership. The […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashes with CBS host over Iranian nuclear ambitions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CBS Host Margaret Brennan sparred over whether U.S. intelligence had found that Iran had ordered the development of a nuclear weapon, with Rubio dismissing Brennan’s question as “irrelevant.” Brennan asked Rubio if the United States saw “intelligence that the Supreme Leader had ordered weaponization” of uraniam on Face the […]
BROADCAST BIAS: NPR, PBS bosses defend outlandish spin, ABC, NBC, CBS have a crazy reaction
On Wednesday, the House DOGE subcommittee held a hearing to hold “public” broadcasting accountable for not serving the entire public that helps pay their bills. Under a barrage of Republican questions, NPR CEO Katherine Maher admitted it was a “mistake” for NPR to dismiss the Hunter Biden laptop story, expressed regret about vicious anti-Trump tweets […]