CBS, NBC & ABC Evening News Ratings: Tony Dokoupil Shows Huge Swing
What To Know
- Ratings for ABC, CBS, and NBC’s evening news programs for the week of February 9 to 13 are in.
- Thanks to the Olympics, NBC Nightly News saw a major ratings increase in both total viewers and the key demo.
- Tony Dokoupil and CBS Evening News continued to struggle against its competitors.
Another week of evening news ratings are in, revealing where Tony Dokoupil stood against David Muir and Tom Llamas as he nears the end of his second month as host of CBS Evening News.
It was a big week for Llamas’ NBC Nightly News thanks to the Olympics. Llamas was broadcasting his show from Italy, and Nightly News had its biggest week in the key 25-54 demo since August 2024, averaging 1.24 million viewers in that category, the highest of the week. However, with a 7.797 million total average, Nightly News fell short to ABC World News Tonight With David Muir, which averaged 8.657 million viewers (ABC brought in 1.105 million in the Adults 25-54 demo).
For Nightly News, this was an upswing from its previous week, with the broadcast up +8% in total viewers and +13% in the key demo. It was the only network that saw increases across-the-board. In comparison, World NEws Tonight was down -4% in both total viewers and the 25-54 demo compared to the week prior.
It was a tough week for Dokoupil over at CBS Evening News, which raked in an average 4.163 million total viewers, down -9% from the previous week, and 458,000 in the key demo, down -21% from the previous week. It should be noted, though, that CBS News’ averages were drawn from just four days of broadcasts (Monday through Thursday), as the Friday, February 13, show was retitled to CBS Evening Nws and did not get included in the viewer averages, according to Adweek.
CBS Evening News has been struggling in the ratings this year. Dokoupil began his tenure as the program’s anchor in early January, replacing John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, a decision made under the network’s new leadership with Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief.
Compared to this week of ratings last year, CBS Evening News was down -7% in total viewers and -28% in the key demo. Comparatively, World News Tonight was up +4% in total viewers and down -28% in the demo, while Nightly News improved +16% in total viewers and +22% in the demo due to its Olympic coverage.
CBS Evening News, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, CBS
ABC World News Tonight, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, ABC
NBC Nightly News, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, NBC
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CBS is in failure mode under their new leadership. Unfortunately, even the beloved Sunday Morning show isn’t as good as it used to be. Tony is a puppet for Bari Weiss. Calling Trump’s speech extraordinary was a huge journalistic faux pas. Goodbye CBS!
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What you mean is you would like him to be a left-wing puppet like the ones before him
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You would, because you love to whine about how the world is so unfair to you and your orange god.
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You’re missing the point and making it a left or right thing as so many in your cult do. Balanced is what the news used to be and is in desperate need of again. Bari Weiss has shown she is not balanced time and time again, which is affecting all their programming. Even though I’m left leaning, I just want to hear the facts when watching the news, and not propaganda from either side.
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Good to see Bari Weiss utterly failing at her job.
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I agree with those who point out that the new leadership is a total failure. Paramount is bending politically for favorable regulatory rulings thus loosing a key component of impartiality. Just stop calling it news and make it an influencer program.
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Failure is the point. This is why Skydance wants CNN too.
Cut funding from PBS, NPR, systemantically take down CBS, CNN
My guess is it doesn't end there either. It is only a matter of time before the only news show left is Fox
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And Sinclair stations.
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Fox is not news.
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You beat me to it.
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None of the networks have real news any longer.
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Fox is not news..... it's talk shows. You will never see the Fox network news talking about the same garbage as Fox cable propaganda.
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Two morons gave my comment a 👎thumbs down, but you'll notice that they couldn't prove me wrong. Brainwashed.
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Every time I hear PBS news or a human interest story on NPR, I’m floored that there are so many who oppose them.
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CBS is the new Fox. Freedom of speech and reporting is undermined by Corporate news. Always liked Face the Nation and 60 Minutes. It used to be honest reporting. We decided to watch Independent news and YouTube for most of the reporting. Non censored, honest reporting. No more Corporate news controlled by Trump
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To say that Trump controls the news is ridiculous when in fact 90% of the news about him is negative. Only Fox News gives fair and balanced news and commentary. Hopefully CBS can do the same.
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Amazing! Stephen Cheung posts here.
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Democrats are sheep
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BS. Trump is an ass. Deep down, you all know it.
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The mainstream media is strongly biased in favor of conservatives and always has been. Oh Lee, don't tell me you fell for that lie that the media is biased in favor of liberals? And who told you that? That's right, the mainstream media. Wake up man, you're being played. Why would the media admit to being biased in favor of liberals, if they really were biased in favor of liberals? They wouldn't. You never thought of this? You should. Critical thinking, try it sometime.
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Nothing fair and balanced about Fox Faux News
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Katy Turd's husband is the new anchor for CBS and has stayed biased against Trump. MSDNC is feeding you lines.
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Another Trumpsucking moron heard from.
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Us too.
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I've been watching NBC for years, Unfortunately I see a swing there too. When they did the Trump interview recently they went very easy on him. It's almost like NBC had a script that they were falling in response to his answers. It was very disappointing to watch.
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Like every main-stream news outlet except fox when they interviewed Biden or Harris. What a joke you lefties are. Only fair when the dems do it...
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Living in the US is not a team sport. Let's quit with the divisive language of "lefties", etc. If hate is the only thing you have in your life, try to find a hobby or something.
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Ok lefty!
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I understand why Tony’s ratings are falling. Before he started his ads said he would be Truly Balanced, only the unbiased facts. Yeah right. I watched him for 2 weeks hoping he could be unbiased and like so many like him he was as far from unbiased as you could get. Middle of the road is what I had hoped for. No hating one person or slanting your reporting in favor of someone else. He went the opposite direction & is now starting to feel the wrath of the viewers.
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It does not matter who they have in the chair. Most viewers do not care. We completely care about content and impartiality. Most people who are politically moderate, tend to get their news elsewhere, not on TV at all due to the fact that it is clear based on their choices of segments or words- especially morning news, all major networks tend to sway a certain way or another. As far as ratings, as long as the political climate is the same- I think ratings will continue to drop, as people want to have plain basic facts when getting their news.
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The People are on to the political nonsense going on at CBS, and don't like it. David Muir is trusted, and rightly so.
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I love Tony but I don't love CBS coverage recently. It leans too far right. I don't want it to lean either way. Just report the facts and let the viewers decide how to interpret those facts. Again we love Tony. ❤️
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Too far right. All 3 network lead, report, and say the same thing.
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To far right? Are u crazy. Abc nbc and cbs
Cbs are totally left.
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No network news report just facts, it's all biased one way or the other. It's not the 70,s any longer.
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How can an iconic network sink this fast? I removed it from my "Favorites" channel list, it's become that bad. Let's hope this trajectory doesn't continue into the next NFL season, is the NFL Today next?
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It can sink so fast because Bari Weis is completely clueless. ÇBS is suffering terribly under her watch. Wish we could say goodbye to Bari.
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C BS
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CBS can choke on those ratings. FAFO
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I think CBS News needs a complete overhaul. Whoever is in charge of CBS should be fired. The issues started even before Nora O'Donnell. They need to take a page out of ABC's playbook with David Muir.
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Bari Weiss should be fired. Most americans want the truth, not political party tainted lies!
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CBS has become a political mouthpiece for the current administration.
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Where are the news communications who had a true depth of what they were reporting on? Where are the news men & women who could be trusted not to push a political agenda and give the all the news straight without spin? We need more Edward R. Murrows, Walter Cronkites, Harry Reasoners, etc.
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we got laid off
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On NPR
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CBS News has fallen so far in such a short amount of time.
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Since CBS has become FOXlite, their advertisers are fleeing. They need to steal adult diapers and MyPillow ads from FOX.
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The FIVE IS BETTER.
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Trump's new biased network is failing just like him. Meidas touch is waning and maybe there is justice in this timely news
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Headline of this article implies CBS Evening News is on an upswing which it obviously can’t be with Tony at the helm. Of the big three, David Muir is the only one that presents himself as a serious seasoned journalist. Llamas next. Tony last - I’ve tried to watch but just don’t find him to be serious & his right leaning politics are annoying. To be fair, I’d be annoyed if his politics were left leaning as well. I just want him to report the news not give commentary on it. Anybody remember Cronkite?
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Money grubbers ruin everything! CBS claims Colbert is a money loser because people don't want to watch those kind of shows anymore which is nonsense, CBS has way too many commercials and too many reruns, and people don't want to watch reruns of late night. Also Jimmy Fallon works 5 nights a week not four. It's a shame to watch the news Cronkite created being ruined by money grubbing idiots and a spoiled rich kid. Tony, you're too good for that network.
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David Muir is ok, but ABC's news is so disconcertingly off kilter. A full fifteen minutes of news before the first commercial, leads to a second half with a tiny sliver of news surrounded by tons of commercials. I usually turn it off halfway through.
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BRING Norah BACK! She was independent. Reported facts. She was raised in a military family. You can tell she has principles and standards and a great moral compass. People don't like people who speak the facts they don't agree with. Anyone who doesn't like her simply don't like hearing the truth. Norah was and is the Very best anchor and journalist working right now.
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Tony’s in a tough spot with CBS being targeted as a MAGA supporter, but he just doesn’t have the charisma or the “it” that it takes to be the prime time nightly news anchor. He’s serious then goofy. Not the guy!!
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In the early 1960s the British writer Malcolm Muggeridge predicted of the newly media-omnipresent David Frost "he will sink without trace". When a few years later Frost has disproved that and became ever-more prominent Muggeridge ruefully revised his prediction. "David Frost has RISEN without trace..."
So it is with Bari Weiss. She has a skill at beguiling older media executives. Who have fallen over themselves to promote what they misperceive as intellect. Rather like the music A&R executives at record companies who felt compelled to praise punk - even as members of punk groups were spitting & vomiting on them - and on music.
Bari Weiss is a Damien in sheep's clothing. She is traducing our culture. But now that little boy Ellison and his puppet-master father Larry are the latest to be enthralled - and they literally don't care what damage she does - who will stop her rising. Just like Damien...
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Older media executives fall for the old myth:
“She’s not pretty, she must be smart!”
By the way, love Muggeridge’s wit.
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You can definitely see the change in tone and content in CBS. I only watch one thing on CBS now and that CBS Sunday morning. I’ve quite watching The CBS morning show and evening news. Looks like I’m going to have to unsubscribe to these too: CNN, HBO, Paramount, Amazon.
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Given the political games of today and what I would consider "strong arm tactics" by the current Administration, I've made it a point to distance my viewing of CBS, also cancelled my Paramount subscription. I cherish and support the Constitution and the freedoms we're entitled under the 1st Amendment. This is not about right or left, democrat, republican or independent... it's about supporting and maintaining freedom.
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Lately I find the best source for on-point news reporting that won't succumb to political pressure is delivered by the late night hosts.
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If you say "down -9%" is that not a double negative? Should it be "down 9%" or "-9%".
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Why is anyone watching the NEWS GET A LIFE THEY ARE ONLY INSTILLING FEAR
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tonys show gonna be loaded w drug n old age ads. sorry katy
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Bari Weiss proves, once again, that shoving Right-wing BS down the viewer's throats is the
wheelhouse of FOX.
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Anyone who craves "news" in America is fooling themselves in believing what is regurgitated on NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and CNN is "news". Those feeds are merely regurgitated pablum meant to soothe the lowest common denominators of the American masses. I instead subscribe to world news agencies in Europe, Asia, China, Russia, South America etc., to obtain world news that rarely is reported by American media. And yes, doing so does require one to be literate in other languages; a skill quite common if not the rule in the world outside of the USA.
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I thought that was three pictures of the same guy.
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David Muir has to many commercials, not enough information!!!
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From The Tiffany Network to the Earring Hut Network…
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I don’t think we’ve had enough time to judge. How can we anyway? We watch David Muir .
I’m also under the impression that Bari Weiss is connected to DJT somehow. Yish!
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I used to like Tony on CBS MORNINGS with Gayle King. I am viewing NBC now for all my news local and National. I also like PBS NEWS HOUR after Llamas on NBC.
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I don't think much of Tony dokoupli
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Boycot all CBS News programs. Supporting Ellison is supporting Trump which is supporting Fascism.
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I'm done with CBS
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Can we read one article with no typos? Just one?
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Everyone loves David Muir!
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I like Tony. Watched him for many years on CBS Morning. What I have noticed comparing CBS evening news to NBC evening news is that NBC has more stories. Also I don't like having to read headlines while commercials are running.
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I think Tony is doing a great job. It is nice to watch a news show that try’s to be neutral and just report the news and then let their viewers decide for themselves.
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Network news will continue to die as more and more people tailor their news sources. Over the air TV is on life support. Better programing with deeper pockets is erasing the past patterns of content viewers. It's actually gratifying to see wealthy right-wing egos spending billions of dollars on a dying industry. I wish the money was going to a worthy cause and toward needed services. We don't need another violent made for TV show, we need affordable housing, jobs that contribute to the enrichment of citizens lives, and "stuff" that makes life better, not enlarge a landfill.
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I think most people are missing the point.
The goal is to obliterate any news outlets that do not fall in line with this administration.
If the only news left is right wing propaganda, key demos particularly seniors who have begun to waiver in their support will have no where else to go for information
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With Bari Weiss as Editor-in-Cheif/Trump lackey, Tony doesn't stand a chance.
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Tucker gets more information from his interviews and he's a dick.
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Love this for Dokopuil, and CBS. Eff them all for licking boots.
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We were ABC "World News Tonight" viewers for years. Finally couldn't handle the barrage of "tonight"'s David Muir simply cannot get out of his broadcast. Before we left for NBC's Nightly News with Tom Llamas, I counted --no kidding!--Muir saying "tonight" 4X in one sentence. And that happened over and over again ad nauseum. It just got so wearisome! Love Tom Llamas!!
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Nobody with any functioning brain cells, watches FAUX NEWS?
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would make a much more understandable read with a simple listing of shows and numbers.
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Yes, TV news is dead because of bias reporting. It’s best to read multiple news outlets about the same issues and determine the facts. It’s sad that everyday people have to be data miners to obtain facts out here. I love Ai, they source multiple news outlets and display the information about the issues. You noticed that I stopped short of facts!
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We have blocked CBS from our tv, and we'll do the same to CNN once these conservative traitors take that over
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Way to go, Bari....
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I dumped watching CBS news a while ago. It's now closer to Republican propaganda than actual news. I stopped watching all CBS shows. They're all nothing but trash.
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You are totally uninformed if you don’t watch the news and totally misinformed if you watch CBS, NBC, ABC, MS or CNN news.
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No Kings
March 28
Resist!
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Why don’t you show numbers for Fox News?
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Becasue the article is about broadcast news.
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CBS along with NBC and ABC are all bias. I would really like it if there is a news station that just states the facts as they really are. I don’t watch the TV news anymore.
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who in the world is moronic enough to trust CBS for news since Barri Weiss took over
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I never feel ABC has an agenda and they give it from both sides. That's why I watch it over anyone else. The best days of evening news for my generation were Rather, Brokaw, and Jennings. Nowadays, these anchors don't have integrity and haven't earned trust. They don't even sound like anchors, more like car salesmen. Nothing they say feels important. They just appeared one day and just expected people to tune in. Muir and his correspondants are as close as it gets for me. Just my opinion.
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There's no use in watching any of the networks they all hate Trump and they're all biased against everything. Most of the news feeds are days old and can be seen on the internet two days prior to the three amigos showing their pretty white teeth while they charge $6 million for commercials. I don't watch it I've always hated it The real commentators are dead and they won't be back until something is changed at the networks
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I love my country 🇺🇸🔥❤️😎💙🏄♀️�
🏆🌴the dems lost my vote forever 💗
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What with all the “hate-Trump” media coverage of late, it’s refreshing to finally see some sense of balance returning to one of the “big three”…a courageous feat in today’s political landscape. Good for you, CBS!
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I am enjoying the new CBS format. I can't understand why people are so negative about it. I don't consider it an arm of Trump nor a FOX replacement. I'm liking Tony and his style. It's refreshing and for the first time I am understanding the news broadcast. Shrug. Your loss. The new format and new players are fantastic.
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If you don't consider it "an arm of Trump nor a FOX replacement" then you're simply naive and stupid.
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State sanctioned media is not real news. The new CBS format is state sanctioned media, bankrolled by big tech money via Ellison and his son's trust fund. Lick boots harder though, maybe the hedgefund running, Ivy League elites you love will finally notice you!
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I think CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil is the only news worth watching. Not since Norah O’Donnell have I enjoyed it so much. No offense to the other journalist of NBC & ABC, I think Mr. Dokoupil shows heart, respect and sincerity for his viewers. I particularly enjoy when he closes out the show with an upbeat story. It’s a tough hill to climb not because of his ability to report good news, but CBS overall sold out to the current administration. Don’t use that as an excuse. Keep it up the good work.
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I don't need someone with "heart, respect and sincerity". He's a news reader, not a therapist.
And they've been running "upbeat stories" at the end of the news since before you were born.
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