B
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21%
21% -- year over year viewership decline for 60 Minutes (CBS) (2026-09)
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21%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-09
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B
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75
Source Trust
90
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
NY Times Business
Primary
Tier B
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/business/media/60-minutes-bari-weiss-ratings.html ↗
Source Article
‘60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Sees Dip in Ratings
Just under 8 million people watched Sunday’s season premiere, down 21 percent from last year. Viewership for the N.F.L. lead-in fell by about the same.
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NY Times Business
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Year-over-year decline vs. prior season premiere
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Industrymarketing
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60 Minutes (CBS): 21% year over year viewership decline. Source: NY Times Business (2026-09). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/60-minutes-premiere-ratings-decline-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/60-minutes-premiere-ratings-decline-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>21%</strong> -- year over year viewership decline for 60 Minutes (CBS)<br><small>Source: NY Times Business (2026-09) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/60-minutes-premiere-ratings-decline-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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