Bari Weiss Overhauls 60 Minutes for Season 59 as CBS Turmoil Ousts 4 Key Figures
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Updated · WTOP · Sep 14
Bari Weiss Overhauls 60 Minutes for Season 59 as CBS Turmoil Ousts 4 Key Figures
3 articles · Updated · WTOP · Sep 14
Summary
Season 59 of “60 Minutes” debuted Sunday with only a closing acknowledgment of change, promising “new faces” and a “new approach” after months of upheaval at CBS News.
Weiss’s overhaul has included firing the top producer and two correspondents, replacing them with executive producer Nick Bilton, who came in without traditional TV broadcast experience.
Scott Pelley, one of the program’s best-known figures, was absent after being fired following a confrontation with bosses; Anderson Cooper also left, and Pelley later accused management of pushing “falsehoods and bias,” which CBS denied.
The turmoil has stretched on for more than a year, intensified by Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a 2024 Kamala Harris interview and by Paramount’s leadership reshuffle after David Ellison’s arrival.