CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil’s Latest Ratings Compared With NBC & ABC
What To Know
- CBS Evening News, with new anchor Tony Dokoupil, saw a decline in both total viewers and the key 25-54 demographic, dropping 7% and 8% respectively from the previous week.
- In contrast, ABC World News Tonight and NBC Nightly News both experienced increases in viewership compared to the previous week, with ABC leading in total viewers and demo growth.
- Dokoupil’s appointment has faced some backlash, with critics accusing CBS News leadership of attempting to appease President Trump.
Tony Dokoupil is only a month into his new role as CBS Evening News anchor, but the show is already losing viewers while its rivals on ABC and NBC continue to grow.
According to AdWeek, citing national live+same-day big data plus program ratings from Nielsen, CBS Evening News drew 4.538 million total viewers and 623,000 viewers in the key Adults 25-54 demo for the week of January 26. This was down by 7 percent in total viewers and down 8 percent in the demo compared to the week prior.
CBS Evening News was also down year over year, with a 6 percent drop in total viewers and a 9 percent drop in the demo compared to the same week last year. It should be noted that the same week last year was John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois‘ debut as anchors following Norah O’Donnell‘s exit the week before.
Dokoupil, who previously co-anchored CBS Mornings, officially took over as the CBS Evening News anchor on January 5. However, his appointment has been met with backlash in some circles, with some accusing him and CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of trying to appease President Trump.
In comparison, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir drew 9.244 million total viewers and 1.182 million in the key demo for the week of January 26. This was up 3 percent in total viewers and 9 percent in the demo compared to the previous week. It was also up 11 percent in total viewers and 4 percent in the demo compared to the same week last year.
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas finished second behind ABC, averaging 7.150 million total viewers and 1.040 million in the demo. Compared to the week prior, the broadcast was up 4 percent in total viewers and in the demo. While the show was up 3 percent in total viewers from the same week last year, the demo dropped 5 percent.
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You can't just keep kicking experienced respected journalists to the ground and replacing them with younger no experience journalists. Maurice Dubois was seasoned and loved by his audience for years and you can't just replace that and expect all will go well. The top brass needs to learn from the best, their anchors and journalist.
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Bari Weiss is trying to appease Trump. She doesn't care about the anchors or the viewers. Just appeasing Trump. She is the one who needs to go. ASAP
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Over react much? Just because something, in this case it's a news program, starts to go back to middle ground and not stay way left - is not a reason to say everything Bari does is to appease trump. Do you really think CBS would hire someone who's only job is to appease a sitting president?
Do you hear yourself talk....
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Totally agree! News shouldn't be political but just give the facts!
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Didn't think it was possible for the CBS Evening News to fall any further that it did with the disastrous duo of Maurice & John, but Bari Weiss has driven it into the ground by tapping Tony Dokoupil. Such a disgrace...Walter Cronkite is spinning in his grave.
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Walter is probably laughing at them.
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And that's the way it is
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People who are not alive don't know anything after death and are not even aware of what is going on for they are unconsciousl
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Walter likely would be reacting in a number of different ways, but I’m fairly certain he wouldn’t find this a laughing matter.
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Tony is doing fine. Lots of people are changing the channel over CBS management's handling of 60 Minutes and Stephen Colbert. Good reporters and producers are leaving because of management and viewers are following them out the door.
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Don’t forget CBS Sunday Morning, wrecked by Trump hater Jane Pauley.
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Most Americans hate trump.
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No they don't.
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Yea they do. Key word "most"
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World. Most of the world hates Trump. At least the people that know about him.
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What do you mean. If people still have a positive view of Trump you must be stupid and a races. He is not a leader. He is a baby with tantrums when he does does get his way.
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Sorry Pat, your incorrect.
CBS NEWS has had a coup take place in their front offices/administratively. Now they are falling all over themselves trying to service Donald j trump
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That's true but the anchor man doesn't control what he reports on. The decline is more about the news in general than the person reporting it.
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I agree. He doesn't have control over what he reports and is doing an OK job. It's just that he's willing to do it with the new management. That's the reason I know longer trust CBS Evening News as much as I used to. I've switched to ABC partly because the summary at the beginning is often all I need to watch.
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Dokoupil needs to leave CBS and join a reputable news outfit that isn't a Trump propaganda network.
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Tony Dukopil is a lightweight pretty boy. He was the reason I stopped watching the morning news on CBS. I will not watch him on the Evening News. He has great hair but that is the only good thing about him.
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I thought the news was delivered just fine with Maurice and John, or only one of them. It is not so good with this new guy. Tony. Perhaps the people in charge should take a look at the structure of their program and not keep changing the anchor.
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Dickerson is a Trump-hating partisan hack. Maurice is a nice guy, watched him for years on CBS local station in NYC.
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You know this about Dickerson...how?
Abd, btw, he wouldn't be the only one. Trump is a self involved arrogant (and stupid) dictator.
That doesn't mean he isn't good at giving the news.
You sound like an idiot.
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They were terrible and so slanted
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Give him a chance. The larger audience is, I'm sure nerve racking! Give him time!
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Tony Dokoupil’s a sell-out. I enjoyed him a lot on CBS Mornings (until I stopped watching). He's a willing slave to his corporate overlords, as is anyone else that still works at or watches CBS
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Douche
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Yeah, you are
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TDS?? is this
Trump Devotion Sickness or
Truth Denying Syndrome ??
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Some conservatives are finally coming to understand that Trump has NO INTENTION OF DOING ANYTHING BUT MAKE HIMSELF LOOK BETTER.
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A Narcissist only caring about himself? Shocked I tell you, shocked! (Not so shocked.)
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Round up the usual suspects!
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How do? How is this POTUS a Narcissist?
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How so?
Explain..
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I think CBS is the new FOX Lite
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FAUX news always was number one because the real networks didn't try and be a Trump propaganda network and so they split educated viewers three ways. Now CBS is trying to become a Trump propaganda network and there just not enough uneducated viewers to support both.
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Exactly!
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Far from even coming close to fox!
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Too bad, I know a quiet a few viewers that watch both Networks!!But of course you will always get uneducated comments!!
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Bari Weiss and Dokoupil made the mistake of thinking if they curried favor with Trump and the MAGA crowd that they would gain viewers that have traditionally been watching Fox News. Fox News viewers don't want "balanced" news, they want what they get on Fox: far right wing propaganda. CBS really has nothing to offer them.
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Tony is not MAGA? I pic local news over world news. And David on ABC cause I need joy after horrible news on a daily basis (Trump) he is like diarrhea.
So I watch wheel and Jeopardy for some joy. ABC provides that. That is a joy!
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Hmmmmm... .
The TDS is strong in this one.
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The Donald Kool-Aid is far stronger.
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TDS?? is this
Trump Devotion Sickness or
Truth Denying Syndrome ??
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In standard English, TDS would stand for Trump's Derangement Syndrome. The disorder would primarily apply to someone who defends everything Trump does - from his treasonous relations with Putin and an attempt to conduct a coup after a lost election to infidelities with porn stars, to ogling underage girls at his beauty pageants, to defrauding his foundation, to setting up a fake university and an illegal multi-level marketing scam to rip people off, to not paying his subcontractors or cities he held rallies in, to filing bankruptcies and blatantly profiting from his position as president, to uttering north of 35,000 lies in four years during his first term only, to speaking with contempt of U.S. soldiers who died in foreign wars, to calling his base "disgusting", to currently dismantling the U.S. democracy ... the list goes on and on. People who call out Trump for the things he's done and confessed to are not deranged. He and his supporters are.
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I see TDS as an affliction wherein the victim absolutely believes everything that their fearless leader says, even when it conflicts with what their own eyes tell them. The derangement includes the strong belief that Jewish space lasers "rigged" the 2020 presidential election and that one should stare directly at a solar eclipse.
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That doesn't mean what you think it means.
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Altogether all three networks are drawing less than ten percent of the audience. How is that not the story? The differences in audience among the networks is a rounding error.
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That was my first thought...that many people should accidentally have their TV on those networks at any given time
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No one watches or reads the news creating an unaware easily manipulated public
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The story is the news anchor is wreck.
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I Iike Tony but his newscast seems so rushed and his environment is so chaotic. Total mess! Switched to NBC. Norah was a class act, not like this clown.
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I really loved Nora!
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To be fair, he isn't as much the problem. Bari Weiss IS
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Norah was an arrogant leftist shill, open your eyes.
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I like Tony also and watch. I feel like he is trying or being told to get .more in 30 minutes. Maurice and John seemed to talk a lot on the stories and time was up. Didn't like Norah in her last year.
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I was going to suggest Americans should turn to The PBS Newshour, but then I remembered my audience ... Americans. PBS is in-depth extended reporting. An overview of the news and three 15-minute in-depth reports about the main topics of the day. Americans don't have the attention span or the knowledge base to follow along to PBS. A 15 minute story about one topic?! No way 90% of Americans are that educated.
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And PBS is as biased if more so then its mainstream brethren!
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Well, it is biased towards facts, yes. Problem is, facts themselves often don't support the right-wing views as presented by MAGA, FOX, and other opinion media. See, PBS isn't opinion, like Hannity, Waters, or Maddow. It's just straightforward reporting. So yes, to someone who views opinion "reporting" as fact-based, reality does seem biased against their views.
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I watch PBS.Much more honest and factual.
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Yessss!
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Yessssss!
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People don't like change. They come up with reasons for disliking something, but that's really the crux of it all. Change. If you've seen Tony on the morning news, you already know who he is and how he delivers. I think Tony is doing a perfectly fine job, regardless of his political stance. Why does everything have to be about that? It's ridiculous and immature.
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I think Tony does fine also.
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I like Tony and still watch him. We do not know why he was tapped to take the anchor position. Sometimes you are given an offer you can't refuse. He is a family man. I have never seen Tony show political bias.
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I think he is doing a fantastic job also!! I have never seen him show any political bias !! Every one always talks about the politics!!
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Tony Dokoupil was in the right spot on the Morning Show. I really liked him but he’s no match or replacement for the former anchors. Really ashame. Channel 2 CBS is not number anymore. Too many changes leave what’s not broken alone.
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Bari Weiss running the CBS news into the ground. With her latest CBS anchor move was the last straw and I’ve moved on to ABC.
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sad they gave this guy and his wife top shelf jobs they are both dregs of society . his wife hates trans and hes a suck up to tiny pp donnie
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Only a dreg calls someone a dreg. It's that looking in the mirror type of thing.
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Only a dreg calls someone who calls a dreg, a dreg, a dreg. Is that a mirror behind you while you’re looking into a mirror?
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Trump is clinically insane.
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The problem is the inexperienced editor in Chief, Bari Weiss
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Bari Weiss is the problem. PSKY made a decision to kiss Trump’s A*s and now the ratings are a reflection of that. I watched CBS News for over a decade, not anymore.
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No, it's a spot on take.
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Brain dead? tRump doesn't have one of those to be dead... no grey matter at all.
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CBS is now a network with one viewer. It is Ellison's way to bribe trump.
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Who watches evening network news anymore?
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Apparently close to 20 million viewers.
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Isn't it strange that people can watch the news when they are still at work? I was still at work at that time.
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What time is your Waste Management route completed?
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I am growing to like Tony Dekoupil, as is my husband. We were not sure at first. I watch all 3 news programs and find he sometimes covers things in more depth. Give him a chance. Do not prejudge.
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Tony D is doing an amazing job
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For donnie
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Nah.
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Apparently not if "increased viewership" and "making money" are the metrics.
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The fact that anyone watches the network news these days surprises me.!!
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I watched this program and seems to be balanced. Sometime they criticize Trump
even more frequently than the other two
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I have stopped watching anything on CBS after the 60 Minutes debacle.
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Time for a leadership change
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Where is the diversity? They look like triplets!
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This is a non-story about who reads the teleprompter best. The REAL story is about how viewership of all 3 network news shows combined is way down and declining. Show a graph of that for the last 5 years and run a story on it.
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This story feels like fake news, I like Tony and have just started back watching cbs once John Dickerson left, cbs numbers are not down from his short stint at the helm but rather the failed Maurice & John experiment
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How does scientific polling/network ratings "feel" like fake news? What, any factual information you come across that you don't agree with is fishy? Oh wait ... because YOU are now watching that must be true of everyone else in America, hmm?
And ratings are down week-over-week AND in the last year. That would suggest Maurice & John aren't the issue with the REAL data presented in this article.
Fake news ... we now have a much clearer idea what this term means to MAGA.
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I actually watch the nightly news again now because of him, it's the least overtly liberal biased news.
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Liar, liar pants on fire. You're a Faux News viewer. Admit it....
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Well I mean Bari Weiss, New Editor in Chief with ZERO experience was put into place to suck up to Orange Jesus and Israel
So Fox lite then?
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You mean reality biased?
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Yeah, what makes you say that? "Oh, b/c conservatives run it now." I bet you can't even tell the difference. You make it sound like you have actually comparison viewed and made this astounding discovery.
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CBS should be responsible for their ratings. Not the anchor. CBS starts their news with fluff not news most days. I like Tony D. I think CBS management needs tweaked!!
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I really like Tony! He is a regular guy!!! He is the only reason why I watch CBS.I am really surprised at this report!
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It's CBS trying to soothe Trump's sensitivity to reality that is the issue.
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Just hang in there and give it some time. I have noticed since the change, CBS has not been as biased as the other two ABC and NBC. But even so CBS still has TDS in my opinion
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Open a book.
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Good one, You really should take your own advice.
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learn to read.
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Actually, those that worship Trump are the ones with TDS.
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Tony is not your problem CBS. You bow down to Trump. You get rid of John Dickerson who is the finest journalist you’ll find today. Maurice is seasoned and very good and Nora O'Donnell was fabulous. You kick your best people down to please one threatening man and the nation won’t forget it. I stopped watching CBS.
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I will never watch CBS again..far and balanced.. sure
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It’s like watching Shoney’s Big boy doing the news and on the street. Walter Cronkite is not amused.
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Tony Dokoupil, I believe, doesn't always tell the full story as he claimed he would. I remember him saying he'd tell the truth and wouldn't lie, but I think everyone is human and has told a lie at some point in their life, including him. I don't care for him.
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Cant keep switching anchors as CBS has done & expect an increase in viewership. Nothing against Tony Dokopil but he is no David Muir or Tom Llamas.
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If only they would tell real news and let us make the decision instead of it being so biased
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The U.S. public is caught on to media lies and disinformation. That’s why the viewing public has decreased.
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He is a stupid hack with no talent for news just the made up kind.
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CBS Enquirer = Fox Enquirer
Not news, only blah, blah .
Try PBS.
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PBS is WAY over most Americans heads. They don't have the attention span or the knowledge base to follow along. A 15 minute story about one topic?! No way 90% of Americans are that educated.
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This is the least accurate site in facts and is laughed at by the industry. No wonder so many dim witted comments.
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There is nothing accurate about moving towards Trump's distorted view of reality.
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No one is better than David Muir. He's the one I think that shows no bias and report fairly
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Personally, the "experienced" hosts, all lie, are all biased towards one party of the other. What is pathetic is that unbiased, TRUTHFUL reporting seems to be buried with Walter Cronkite! I don't care what network, they're all a propaganda arm for the left as FOX is for the right. Honestly I stopped watching all networks after the GARBAGE story you ALL spewed about ICE arresting a 5 year old. I also dont care what anyone's opinion is about ICE, this isn't about ICE. When you FALSELY said that they arrested a 5 year old was pathetically low even for msm, when all they did was first, secure his safety AFTER his criminally convicted ILLEGAL father ran. Then, they took him for a hamburger because he, the child claimed he was hungry and hadn't eaten. Then THEY TRIED to give him to his family but they refused to answer their door, ICE wasn't after them. So the ONLY choice, other than letting a FIVE YEAR OLD KID roam freely on the streets took him to a safe environment until his father was released on a bond. As I stated, I DON'T CARE what anyone's opinion about ICE is, the point I am stating FACTUALLY is that YOU ALL LIE, whether its about hatred for President Trump or hatred about Republicans, I DON'T CARE, for you, YOUR JOB is to REPORT FACTUALLY and you DON'T, you know it, I know it, the country knows it, EVERYONE KNOWS IT, except you. Yet even piss poor ratings doesn’t seem to set into your solution. At least CBS is trying to be more balanced, more fair, and above all UNBIASED
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Nice rant, JimM. Feel better now?
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CBS is now competing with Fox ...in the propaganda market.
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It’s clear that Weiss has ruined CBS. I used to watch CBS until she showed up and turned the network into a MAGA loving network. I don’t watch anything on CBS anymore. ABC’s Muir at least has the balls to stand up to trump.
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My family and I have enjoyed listening to Tony Dokoupil. We don't understand those who feel that he's appeasing the MAGA crowd. As for the previous anchors of that program, we enjoyed them as well and feel that Tony can hold his own with them.
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Independent podcasts is where it’s at.
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Overpaid entertainers.
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I find Tony refreshing for the evening news. I’ve been ABC News fan for over 45 years until two years ago. I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I kept switching back from NBC to CBS and now I’ve settled with CVS with Tony delivering the News. Like anybody else is new we need to give them a chance.
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I think Tony is doing a great job. He appears to care about the stories and the people in the stories without the “breaking news” starting every news program! My husband and prefer Tony and his coverage of news …making the news more real without the Breaking News” starting every news cast!
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It's so obvious what CBS is doing! Kissing that big orange behind! Just watch the ratings keep declining! They obviously think America is stupid!
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the 60 Minutes story caused me to doubt and then watching Maurice D walk out the front door ending his long and distinguished career on CBS was all i needed to confirm that i needed to find a new default network for news
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CBS should make Jericka Duncan the week night host.
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I think Tony is a great Journalist! I watched him in the mornings. He just started at night time! I loved when he went to the different cities!! Give him time! I think he is great 👍
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I enjoy listening to Tony, for God's sake leave him alone. David Muir has been on for how many years. I want to hear the facts of the news, not what the commentator thinks feels or wants you to hear. Just the facts on the news
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I think all 3 are just propaganda outlets. Clearly they all have a agenda to spread disinformation and have no interest in being news sources
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I think it has.more to do with the new owners censorship of news when Dump Truck doesn't like the truth about him and his lies and corruption with Epstein coming out than it does with Tony's ability to anchor the news. I have stopped watching CBS because of the censorship and alliance with the Washington Facist Regime.
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I refuse to watch CBS News. They were once respected for reporting the news accurately and without bias. I once respected their news coverage. No more. In my opinion they have now fallen in line with FOX News as supreme Trump bootlickers.
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I finally started watching the news again on CBS because his reporting feels way less biased with Tony D. I am so tired of hearing broadcasters view their personal opinions instead of just giving us the news without bias. Please keep him, he is a breath of fresh air. Please. I truly do not need to know the opinions of the news reporters. I need them to give me the facts so I can make up my own opinion without bias. This is the first guy for a long time that I’ve seen be able to do that.
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Nowadays, if you aren’t an instant success, you’re a failure. Sometimes it takes time for new hosts to find their groove. Steven Colbert was also pretty rough at first, but he eventually found his footing (so naturally they kicked him to the curb too).
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I think Tony does a good job. He is smart and serious unlike the morning crew who can’t complete a story without using the words amazing, thank you so much, and I appreciate you.
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Go Bari, go!
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Let's be honest here!!. Who watches evening news anymore?. Evening news relevancy went with Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw. All we have now is network filling airtime with no name pretty boy/girl "journalist"
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I like Tony , I think he's doing great.
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They’re all lefties. Don’t care for one more than another. I watch them all. Meh
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I stopped watching CBS because of caving into trump period.
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Please stop changing news journalist. TONY is better better then Maurce and John. Needs to be given a chance. I liked Nora personally dont know why she was taken away.
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Does anyone remember when Walter Cronkite was labeled the most trusted name in news? I've been with CBS from those days until they changed the format after Norah O'donnell left. When I heard Tony was going to be the new anchor I was very happy because I have always loved him ( and his wife Katy Tur) until his first broadcast with the piece about Marco Rubio. That's when I learned of where he stands and was very dissappointed. Watching ABC and NBC now.
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I think it's a shame, he's does well with the news and has a wonderful personality
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Every time David Muir opens his mouth I fear that he is going to hyperventilate. I no longer watch any full newscast from any of the mainstream media.
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The timing of Tony’s debut as CBS evening anchor couldn’t be worse. He is a wonderful reporter and interviewer. He doesn’t avoid the tough questions. Look back at his Morning News videos.
Anyone hired by Bari Weiss is going to get negative reactions before they can prove themselves in their new position. Also, Tony’s debut was a few days earlier than planned because of the Venezuela crisis.
Bari Weiss has no background in News Television and is the real problem. Don’t throw “the baby out with the bath water” because Tony is a talent. Unfortunately he is now working for a loser, Bari Weiss.
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CBS seems to give the highlights of the story while the other 2 go deeper with the reporting. It's a shame because I've always liked CBS, and Tony, as well.
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Keep being pressured by Trump and look what happens. I'll stick with David Muir.
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these network news casts are dying
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Love Tony D. He was great on the CBS Morning show and brings that energy to the evening news!
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Tony's doing just fine, Bari no so much !
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Tony is doing as good a job as the other 2 guys, but he's not on at the same time. Where I live, Tony is competing with Wheel of Fortune. I'd like to watch both.
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I like Tony, I've been watching him. I bet he's glad to get away from Gayle who never shuts up.
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Why are you concerned about Gayle?
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I always wondered why all 3 evening national newscasts are on at the same time. Why not have the CBS Evening News on 30 minutes sooner to catch the audience sooner?
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I like Tony but I will no longer support CBS. When the new mgmt cow towed to the criminal in chief, fired Cobert and fluffed a serious piece on the alligator alley concentration camp, Im done. Faithful to CBS for over 30 years. I cancelled Paramount and will NEVER watch CBS in any form, not even clips on YouTube.
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They all look like the same person.
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First off, I don’t trust nor do I believe these newest reported numbers.
NBC and to a lesser extent ABC are both bias in their reporting (if that’s what they are delivery these days)!
CBS presents a new Primetime News Anchor who along with new producers, editors, and support staff that might just be greatly interested in offering actual truth and relevancy to its News Programming.
CBS should be given more time to prove they are on a more believable balanced approach to reporting the news. All the news that relevant, credible, and worth reporting.
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CBS now is a Fox Noise competitor now.
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To be fair, it’s not Tony’s fault …adhering to state tv standards will bring down any news rating
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Who cares these days. A news anchor is just someone who reads the party line of the current overlords of the increasingly shrinking available news agencies. Add to that the propaganda put out by the various government and corporate institutions it's almost impossible to glean anything anymore. The only two I vaguely trust are Reuters and API and they are not what they were in the days of Cronkite, Brinkley or even local journalists. US journalists are a joke and the choices provided by The Powers that Be reflect that.
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State run media.
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it’s all about Bari Weiss kissing Trump’s behind and not honoring journalistic principles. Get rid of her and Tony will increase viewership.
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Three bland white guys. Gee, what could be less threatening to this country? God forbid you go back to a woman anchoring the nightly news solo!
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It's not Tony's fault. People like me who were devoted and trusted CBS no longer do. Bari Weis changed that and I've changed channels. Can't trust CBS since they are an atm of this corrupt administration
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L
CBS news turned into a fox affiliate. I'm out. Hell when trump is out of office they will be almost like a major city station with viewership.
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P
Tony D in my opinion spends 10 minutes on hard news, and 20 minutes on fluff. He apparently likes animal stories cause we literally are treated to one episode of same nightly. Definitely changing stations, nothing worthwhile on CBS Evening News.
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I switched to ABC after years and years of watching CBS. I'd much rather watch David Muir than listen to Tony any day.
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A
I think Maurice would have been a great choice a long time ago.
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The problem isn't Tony. He's great! One of the most authentic journalist. The issues is the new owner(s) of CBS. They are on a mission to turn the oldest and most beloved network into a Fox news lite station. They are scheduling a religious program taking Stephan Colberts night time talk show time slot. Yeah, it is going to become unwatchable!
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That is what happens when you try to appease a dictator. Also, Bari Weiss needs to go. The network was doing just fine before she started sticking her arrogant nose in. She is just a Trump toadie.
Go away, _itch.
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M
When you hold back because of Trump, you might as well be in Russia
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I will boycott CBS until Weiss is gone
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N
It is what happens when a Nepo Baby takes over a much respected news network. David Ellison's only qualification is that Larry Ellison didn't pull out in time.
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It’s what happens when instead of reporting the truth you try to appease Trump.
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J
It’s not the journalists it is who is calling the shots.
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G
lt isn't Tony. It is lack of confidence in the CBS, Trump capitulating, network.
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G
It isn't Tony that is causing the decline. He is a fine journalist. It's the attitude at the top. You start interfering with shows like 60 Minutes and Stephen Colbert and removing people like John Dickerson and Maurice and everyone everyone loses faith in management. When you try to dictate what the viewers will watch they will change the channel.
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What about fox
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These numbers are mind blowing when you consider these are the big 3...combined they are pulling in a single digit percentage of Americans
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Misogynists, like u.
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