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’60 Minutes’ Audience Sinks to Surprising Low Without Football

By Brian Steinberg Oct 27, 2026 | 5:27 PM

It’s not surprising to see ratings at “60 Minutes” slump when CBS doesn’t air a strong football game before the start of the show. But the program’s performance on Sunday, which lacked exactly that kind of NFL lead-in, is alarming nonetheless. The fifth episode of this season’s cycle of the venerable CBS newsmagazine drew only […]