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MAGA-Coded CBS Anchor Hit With ‘Trainwreck’ Ratings Downfall
April 29, 2026
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Michael Tessier/CBS News via Getty ImagesCBS Evening News’ MAGA-coded anchor Tony Dokoupil is recording dire ratings as audiences desert the Trump-friendly network.Nielsen ratings, obtained by Status, show that the week beginning April 20 was the lowest-rated stretch of viewership since Dokoupil was promoted to the evening news slot by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss in January.CBS Evening News is now averaging just 3.7 million viewers, with the 4-million mark previously considered a low enough level to set off alarm bells for the network.
In the all-important 25–54 demographic prized by advertisers, the show averaged just 467,000 viewers.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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