Even if 60 Minutes was still a ratings leader it won’t be in the fall. The older audience who watch faithfully feel a connection to the reporters and they’ll tune out if all of the faces are new regardless of the content.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM Kevin M. (RPCV) <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, as Joe posted one minute before I hit send, Pelley was fired > > > https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/scott-pelley-exit-cbs-news-60-minutes-1236765350/ > > I don’t follow TV ratings anymore. Is 60 Minutes still a hit series? > > On Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 6:52:37 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> In the immortal words of Hawk Harrelson, "He gawn". >> >> >> https://www.wsj.com/business/media/60-minutes-correspondent-scott-pelley-out-at-cbs-news-8c1ee2ea?st=GV9JsK >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 13:17 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hat-tip AP and paywalled Status.news: At a staff meeting which also >>> involved new "60" exec Nick Bilton but which Weiss was asked not to attend, >>> Scott protested the firings of the previous showrunner and Sharyn Alfonsi >>> and Cecilia Vega, and when Bilton defended Weiss saying "she loves '60,'" >>> raged "she's murdering [it]": >>> >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-scott-pelley-nick-bilton.html >>> (link) >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2eb48ada-a630-4f11-b0a2-ddbb9102fffbn%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2eb48ada-a630-4f11-b0a2-ddbb9102fffbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ddf16ada-2fe2-470f-a8dc-15d2156bf621n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ddf16ada-2fe2-470f-a8dc-15d2156bf621n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHpSXck8q%3DxibW3EnaPYH%3DinL%2B4fw190Aq48qob6gUDFw%40mail.gmail.com.
