{"id":3593,"date":"2026-05-26T21:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bari-weiss-safe-at-cbs-amid-ratings-collapse-and-interal-strife\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:16:22","slug":"bari-weiss-safe-at-cbs-amid-ratings-collapse-and-interal-strife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/bari-weiss-safe-at-cbs-amid-ratings-collapse-and-interal-strife\/","title":{"rendered":"Bari Weiss&#8217; &#8216;safe&#8217; at CBS amid ratings collapse and interal strife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128721224.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Most TV execs who had overseen a ratings crisis <em>and<\/em> internal upheaval at a major network would be polishing their resumes.<\/p>\n<p>Not Bari Weiss, it seems. <\/p>\n<p>Despite an onslaught of media scrutiny the CBS editor-in-chief maintains the unwavering support of her bosses, according to sources<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not going anywhere. The Ellisons like her very much and she\u2019s safe,\u201d they said referring to Paramount Skydance CEO, David Ellison, and his dad, Larry, who is the money behind the business.<\/p>\n<p>David acquired Weiss\u2019 The Free Press for appoximately $150 million last year and put her in charge of the news at the Tiffany network.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Bari Weiss has nothing to worry about when it comes to her role at CBS News.  <span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Bari Weiss was appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News in 2025.  <span class=\"credit\">CBS via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She has made sweeping and controversial decisions since she officially stepped into the role last October, as she attempts to reinvent the struggling news organization for the digital, MAGA era.<\/p>\n<p>And many have been deeply unpopular with both staff and viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Under Weiss, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/29\/media\/more-bad-news-for-bari-weiss-cbs-as-viewers-nosedive-in-latest-nielsen-ratings\/\">the network has seen a drop in ratings<\/a> for shows like \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d and \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d (The former has consistently averaged fewer than 4 million total viewers, despite a modest ratings gain the week of May 11, while rivals at ABC and NBC draw approximately 8 million and six million respectively).<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also put herself on air, hosting a town hall with Erika Kirk that failed to pull a big audience.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she\u2019s ruffeled feathers of veteran journalists at ratings juggernaut \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d sources have told us.<\/p>\n<p>Even longtime correspondent, Anderson Cooper, who announced he was leaving the show after nearly two decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/18\/media\/anderson-cooper-takes-veiled-dig-at-bari-weiss-in-emotional-60-minutes-farewell\/\">seemingly took a dig at her during his emotional farewell from the show on May 17<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s very few things that have been around for as long as \u201960 Minutes\u2019 has and maintain the quality that it has,\u201d Cooper said. He added he hopes \u201cthe core of what \u201960 Minutes\u2019 is always remains.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Anderson Cooper announced he was exiting \u201c60 Minutes\u201d soon after Weiss took over.  <span class=\"credit\">60 Minutes \/ CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tony Dokoupil was made anchor of \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d under Weiss\u2019 leadership.  <span class=\"credit\">Youtube\/CBS Evening News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s been rising fear among vets at the Tiffany Network that Weiss was trying to rebrand the broadcast by inserting herself on booking calls and editorial meetings, sources previously told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Nonstop headlines about her shortcomings and failures forced <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/19\/media\/paramount-denies-bari-weiss-may-cede-control-over-cbs-news\/\">a Paramount spokesperson to publicly to defend Weiss <\/a>and deny reports that she could lose control of marquee CBS News programs such as \u201c60 Minutes,\u201d \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d and \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Massiive layoffs are expected to hit CBS News in June.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Free Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Weiss has the full support of Paramount CEO David Ellison.  <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBari has the full support of Paramount and David Ellison as the editorial leader overseeing CBS News and 60 Minutes,\u201d\u00a0they said in a statement to The Post last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate,\u201d they added. <\/p>\n<p>It seem that, at least for now, that\u2019s not just spin.<\/p>\n<p>A rep did not comment for this story. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/entertainment\/bari-weiss-safe-at-cbs-amid-ratings-collapse-and-interal-strife\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most TV execs who had overseen a ratings crisis and internal upheaval at a major<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128721224.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}