CBS News president ‘dead meat’ for dismal viewership as morning show notches worst-ever ratings
Media exclusive CBS News president ‘dead meat’ for dismal viewership as morning show notches worst-ever ratings By Alexandra Steigrad and Ariel Zilber Published July 23, 2026, 4:18 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google The president of CBS News is under fire after “CBS Mornings” posted its lowest-rated week ever — even as viewership continues to drop across the network, The Post has learned. The morning show anchored by Gayle King and Nate Burleson had an average viewership of 1.59 million for the week of July 13 — the first time it’s ever dipped below the 1.6-million mark, according to Nielsen ratings.
- ▪Media exclusive CBS News president ‘dead meat’ for dismal viewership as morning show notches worst-ever ratings By Alexandra Steigrad and Ariel Zilber Published July 23, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google The president of CBS News is under fire after “CBS Mornings” posted its lowest-rated week ever — even as viewership continues to drop across the network, The Post has learned.
- ▪The morning show anchored by Gayle King and Nate Burleson had an average viewership of 1.59 million for the week of July 13 — the first time it’s ever dipped below the 1.6-million mark, according to Nielsen ratings.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
Media exclusive CBS News president ‘dead meat’ for dismal viewership as morning show notches worst-ever ratings By Alexandra Steigrad and Ariel Zilber Published July 23, 2026, 4:18 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The president of CBS News is under fire after “CBS Mornings” posted its lowest-rated week ever — even as viewership continues to drop across the network, The Post has learned.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at New York Post.