A media expert offered a grim diagnosis of CBS News' "turmoil" under Bari Weiss and noted it's hitting record lows.
During an interview posted by Offline on Saturday, Oliver Darcy, a former CNN reporter and the founder of Status, laid out how CBS News is struggling under Bari Weiss, its conservative editor-in-chief.
"They are collapsing on every front," Darcy said. "CBS Evening News has hit historic low ratings. They struggle now to get four million viewers on the evening news, which would have been unthinkable just even a year ago."
The CBS Evening News is led by Tony Dokoupil, whom critics consider a MAGA voice and a handpicked disciple of Weiss. It's also come under fire for ditching its 38-page ethics handbook for a five-point patriotic statement. It's not the only CBS News program struggling with ratings, Darcy added.
"The CBS morning show with Gayle King is hitting all-time low ratings," Darcy said. "They are on pace to have posted their worst June of all time. They posted the worst May of all time ratings."
Under Weiss, the CBS flagship news program, 60 Minutes, has suffered from public feuds and firings and "no longer resembles what we know 60 Minutes to be," Darcy said.
"Anderson Cooper is gone. Cecilia Vega is gone. Sharyn Alfonsi is gone. Scott Pelley is gone. The executive producer is gone. The executive editor is gone," Darcy said. "That show is no longer what it once was. It carries the name forward, but that's probably about it at this point."
Darcy concluded, "Those three main shows are all in turmoil," and those are "the three programs you would really judge Bari Weiss on."
