Patrick Clancy interview on 60 Minutes fails to provide big ratings boost for CBS
Patrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview. Photograph: CBS NewsView image in fullscreenPatrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview. But it featured what should have been an audience-boosting interview, with new correspondent Ross Douthat sitting down with Patrick Clancy, who described the killings of his children and the aftermath.
- ▪Patrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview.
- ▪Photograph: CBS NewsView image in fullscreenPatrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview.
- ▪But it featured what should have been an audience-boosting interview, with new correspondent Ross Douthat sitting down with Patrick Clancy, who described the killings of his children and the aftermath.
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Patrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview. Photograph: CBS NewsView image in fullscreenPatrick Clancy during his 60 Minutes interview. Photograph: CBS NewsUS newsPatrick Clancy interview on 60 Minutes fails to provide big ratings boost for CBSAmid show’s major overhaul by Bari Weiss, Sunday’s episode draws third-smallest audience for a second episode in the past 25 yearsJeremy Barr in WashingtonTue 22 Sep 2026 17.29 EDTFirst published on Tue 22 Sep 2026 17.24 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on Google60 Minutes’ blockbuster interview with Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, failed to provide a major ratings boost for the Sunday show, according to audience figures released Tuesday.Sunday night’s episode of the newsmagazine show drew an average of 6.77m total viewers, the…
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