Bari Weiss’ handpicked CBS anchor took two weeks off – and the show had its best ratings in months without him
- When CBS News' Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss's hand-picked star anchor Tony Dokoupil took a two week vacation, a curious thing happened; more people actually watched his show.
- During his two-week hiatus, another CBS journalist — Matt Gutman — filled in behind the CBS Evening News desk.
- During his first week, Gutman drew 4.1 million viewers, which was the program's best performance in 17 weeks and the first time it exceeded 4 million viewers since the end of March, according to media journalist Oliver Darcy of Status.
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- When CBS News' Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss's hand-picked star anchor Tony Dokoupil took a two week vacation, a curious thing happened; more people actually watched his show.
- During his two-week hiatus, another CBS journalist — Matt Gutman — filled in behind the CBS Evening News desk.
- During his first week, Gutman drew 4.1 million viewers, which was the program's best performance in 17 weeks and the first time it exceeded 4 million viewers since the end of March, according to media journalist Oliver Darcy of Status.
Sources: The Independent