CBS Evening News Dips Below 4M Viewers, Losing Ground

0:00On April 30, CBS evening news is hitting rough waters, folks, dipping below 4 million viewers for the third straight week. For the week of April 20, Tony D'Occupio's show pulled in 3 million, 771,000 total viewers and 400, 67,000 in the key adult, 25 to 54 demo. That's down 1% overall and 3% in the demo from the week before. Digging deeper, it's even worse year over year, dropping 2% in total viewers and 12% in the demo compared to last April when John. Dickerson and Maurice de Bois were anchoring. D'Occupio stepped in back on January 5 after his promo from CBS Mornings. This marks the second lowest April ratings for the show this century and the worst ever in that demo. Critics are pointing fingers at CBS News boss, Barry Weiss, saying her moves are alienating what's left of their audience amid a bigger crisis at the network. Viewership keep shrinking and these numbers are fueling the fire.

1:00Meanwhile, ABC World News tonight with David Mirastay's King of the Hill averaging 8,537,000 total viewers. And 1,560,000 in the demo up 4% overall and 5% in the demo from last week plus solid gains from last year. NBC Nightly News with Tom Lama's hold second at 6,168,000 viewers and 831,000 in the war. Demo, down a bit week over week, but up 8% across the board from last year, the evening news race is heating up with CBS fighting to catch back up. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update, AI powered and always trending.