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Susan Calvin

(2,452 posts)
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:07 PM Jan 2026

CBS's decay extends to Sunday Morning.

I just started watching the episode I recorded this morning, which opened with the Venezuela attack. Not one word in the intro about the illegality of it. Talking about nothing at all except how it was carried out. Needless to say I deleted that episode from my recordings, and don't know if I'll bother to record it in the future.

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CBS's decay extends to Sunday Morning. (Original Post) Susan Calvin Jan 2026 OP
I used to watch their national evening news until Bari Weiss took over kimbutgar Jan 2026 #1
I'd had a scheduled recording for 60 Minutes since the advent of DVRs. Xavier Breath Jan 2026 #2
Noticed it's a bunch of "lame" topics. A figure skater interview. kerry-is-my-prez Jan 2026 #23
CBS has become a Fox News type of operation Botany Jan 2026 #3
Which people are they listening to? Boomerproud Jan 2026 #8
You know the "average American" who Fox interviews @ some diner. Botany Jan 2026 #29
And the "people" are Trump and Bari, thanks for nothing Tony. dem4decades Jan 2026 #9
CBS acronym now stands for mitch96 Jan 2026 #13
Or hlthe2b Jan 2026 #16
This! liberalla Jan 2026 #20
Katy Tur's husband n/t aggiesal Jan 2026 #17
JHC... that says it ALL! Cha Jan 2026 #27
If you could stomach his whole statement he tried to just pass off Russia's collusion with Trump as just ... Botany Jan 2026 #28
I know.. it's so very Tragic that Cha Jan 2026 #30
WTF CBS RIP. (I would add OMG, but I'm not religious!) RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2026 #4
CBS Was Our Station Growing Up! ScoutHikerDad Jan 2026 #5
I missed the first of it and only tuned in for the piece on Noah Wylie and "The Pitt" hlthe2b Jan 2026 #6
Yeah, I'll miss their non-political pieces. Susan Calvin Jan 2026 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author hlthe2b Jan 2026 #7
There are plenty of weekend morning shows PatSeg Jan 2026 #10
The only thing i watch on CBS is the Price is Right Danmel Jan 2026 #11
My wife's experience AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #12
Good for her! liberalla Jan 2026 #21
Corrupt Broadcasting Station B.See Jan 2026 #14
This makes me really sad. yardwork Jan 2026 #18
Me too. liberalla Jan 2026 #24
did they mention how many people were killed? Skittles Jan 2026 #19
I noticed it as well. Raine1967 Jan 2026 #22
Network ratings as of 12/21/2025 mysteryowl Jan 2026 #25
Perhaps I interpreted this wrong, or I'm missing something, whatever. Abolishinist Jan 2026 #26
time frame stated a 14-day window. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #31

kimbutgar

(27,375 posts)
1. I used to watch their national evening news until Bari Weiss took over
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:20 PM
Jan 2026

Now I only watch ABC or NBC evening news. CBS news is dead to me!

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,304 posts)
23. Noticed it's a bunch of "lame" topics. A figure skater interview.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:31 PM
Jan 2026

So sad that this program that has been a huge and important phenomenon for more than 50 years with great ratings has turned into a meaningless Entertainment Tonight wannabe.

Botany

(77,586 posts)
3. CBS has become a Fox News type of operation
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:32 PM
Jan 2026
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220904612

Tony Dokoupil “We are going to listen to the people for our News information.” Instead
of reporting the facts.

dem4decades

(14,188 posts)
9. And the "people" are Trump and Bari, thanks for nothing Tony.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:04 PM
Jan 2026

CBS is dead to me. And I'm sad to hear the rot had moved to the Sunday Morning Shw, I used to watch that.

Botany

(77,586 posts)
28. If you could stomach his whole statement he tried to just pass off Russia's collusion with Trump as just ...
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:53 PM
Jan 2026

…. Russiagate. He did that less than a month after the White House’s “peace plan” for Russia’s war on
Ukraine was shown to be a direct translation from Russian to English.

Somewhere Eric Sevareid’s soul is crying. Eric was a hero to me years ago. His book Canoeing with
the Cree made an impression on me in my 20s. He and a High School Friend canoed from Minneapolis
to Hudson’s Bay after their Sr. year. If I remember right he was the American in Paris as the Nazis
marched in.

Cha

(319,696 posts)
30. I know.. it's so very Tragic that
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 11:35 PM
Jan 2026

America doesn't have Reality based Newscasters.. no More.

I remember seeing Harry Reasner in a restaurant, in Asheville, NC, I worked in back in the early 70s. I was so happy to see him there.

Interesting about Eric Sevareid and Canoeing.. TY!

I cancelled all my M$M in November 2002. Bye

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ScoutHikerDad

(99 posts)
5. CBS Was Our Station Growing Up!
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:53 PM
Jan 2026

I watched 60 minutes even as a little guy with Mike, Morley, Harry, Ed and the rest, then came of age with Dan Rather, then Katie Couric, then Scott Pelley. CBS Sunday Mornings was a favorite for decades. I don't bother with any of it any more since they rolled over to play dead. How the mighty have fallen.

Susan Calvin

(2,452 posts)
15. Yeah, I'll miss their non-political pieces.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:43 PM
Jan 2026

But I just couldn't believe what I was hearing this morning. I'd much prefer they'd just left that story alone.

Response to Susan Calvin (Original post)

PatSeg

(53,267 posts)
10. There are plenty of weekend morning shows
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:05 PM
Jan 2026

We don't need to watch CBS. I am so disappointed in them.

AverageOldGuy

(4,014 posts)
12. My wife's experience
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:31 PM
Jan 2026

I am the Internet politics nerd in our home -- we are in our 80's, wife is not tech-oriented and does not want to be. She is not aware of the Bari Weiss - CBS mess.

So -- this morning she sat down to watch CBS Sunday Morning. She turned it off after watching their Venezuela segment -- "They must think this was a good thing!!" Click.

liberalla

(11,154 posts)
24. Me too.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:32 PM
Jan 2026

I loved 60 Minutes... and I used to love Survivor for the first 15 years or so.

Raine1967

(11,685 posts)
22. I noticed it as well.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 08:28 PM
Jan 2026

They were stenographers for this maladministration. Turned that segment off.

mysteryowl

(9,342 posts)
25. Network ratings as of 12/21/2025
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:07 PM
Jan 2026
https://ustvdb.com/ratings/networks/

U.S. Television Network Ratings Ranking

Ranking is based on ratings data as of Sunday, December 21, 2025. The audience figures are derived from the latest Nielsen daily, weekly, or monthly P2+ network audience averages, whichever is the most recently available within the past 14-day window.

Rank Network Audience Rating Change
1 NBC 14,539,000 4.50 +1054%
2 CBS 11,902,000 3.68 +1111%
3 ABC 2,653,000 0.82 +118%
4 ESPN 2,072,000 0.64 -10%
5 Fox News 2,003,000 0.62 -4%
6 MS NOW 975,000 0.30 +1%
7 FOX 715,000 0.22 -97%
8 Hallmark 660,000 0.20 -14%
9 CNN 527,000 0.16 +6%
10 CW 515,000 0.16 +232%
11 HGTV 503,000 0.16 +12%
12 Food Network 474,000 0.15 +9%
13 TBS 432,000 0.13 +9%
14 History 416,000 0.13 +11%
15 FX 412,000 0.13 +85%
16 Freeform 406,000 0.13 -20%
17 TLC 405,000 0.13 +12%
18 Hallmark Mystery 402,000 0.12 +8%
19 ESPN2 349,000 0.11 -9%
20 AMC 345,000 0.11 +15%

--------------------------------------------

It will be interesting to watch what happens to CBS over time.

Abolishinist

(2,984 posts)
26. Perhaps I interpreted this wrong, or I'm missing something, whatever.
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:31 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Mon Jan 5, 2026, 02:14 AM - Edit history (1)

First of all, I don't see a time frame, i.e. from when to now.

Beyond (much beyond) that, an increase in ratings of, for example, 1111% for CBS would mean they had an increase of viewers from around 100,000 to 1.1 million. I don't see people changing their viewing habits so dramatically, especially with well-established networks that have been around forever.

Did I get this wrong?

Thanks!

mysteryowl

(9,342 posts)
31. time frame stated a 14-day window.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 09:22 AM
Jan 2026

There are other links to network ratings on the internet as well to cross reference, if needed.

I'm not sure what your quire is. I don't know any more than what the link has stated for their findings of network ratings.

Have a good day.

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