What Bari Weiss ‘murdered’ at CBS News
60 Minutes viewership rebounded after Bari Weiss began her tenure at CBS, despite Scott Pelley’s claim that the Free Press co-founder is “killing” the program, television viewership data show.
TL;DR
- Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News after criticizing the qualifications and intentions of new hires Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton.
- Pelley claimed Weiss was "killing" 60 Minutes and intended to destroy it.
- Despite Pelley's claims, viewership data shows 60 Minutes experienced a 9% increase in viewers at the end of its 58th season.
- Weiss had previously fired other correspondents and producers as part of an overhaul at CBS News.