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BlueWaveNeverEnd

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Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:02 AM Yesterday

Tony Dokoupil 'Starting To Panic' As Ratings Dip Further After Longtime CBS Viewers Allegedly Checked Out [View all]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/tony-dokoupil-starting-panic-ratings-233013765.html

Tony Dokoupil is reportedly unsure of his next steps as ratings for his CBS program have declined further over the past week.

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The declining ratings are said to have sparked conversations about Tony Dokoupil possibly leaving, while reports have also claimed that the editorial direction is to blame for the show's ratings issues.

Earlier reports in January indicated that the program's viewership was already declining, and that downward trend appears to have continued into February.

According to Rob Shuter's #ShuterScoop, ratings for the broadcast have dropped by another 400,000 viewers in just one week.

While this week-to-week decline alone already points to a negative trajectory, the broader picture appears even more concerning, as overall viewership is down by approximately 600,000 when compared with this same time last year.

Due to the situation, Dokoupil, who was reportedly previously tense about the downward trend, has now begun to panic over the worsening situation.
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who knew kissing Trump ass would be bad for ratings Skittles Yesterday #1
I don't think a town hall with JD Vance will help matters! 🤣 Tanuki Yesterday #2
E gods... The Lies & Gaslighting will Cha Yesterday #3
They should do it on a nice comfortable couch. Swede Yesterday #9
Yeah, that's the ticket. tavernier Yesterday #15
Well I'm sure that this will boost their ratings! Dread Pirate Roberts Yesterday #17
Time to wheel out Mango Mussolini Norbert Yesterday #4
CBS is dead to me doubleplusgood Yesterday #5
Same here. I used to watch Scott Pelley, Dan Rather, Mike Wallace Ritabert Yesterday #8
Block CBS News from any of your news aggregator sites if you have them. NCDem47 Yesterday #6
Their CBS affiliate in central PA durablend Yesterday #18
Try reporting the facts, Tone. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #7
Did he not realize this was the plan? newdeal2 Yesterday #10
His patron is sure to lend an ear to his concerns UTUSN Yesterday #11
Fire Dokoupil and Weiss SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #12
Don't worry, Tony. PedoKing will make you chairman of Atomic Energy Agency or... hvn_nbr_2 Yesterday #13
Too bad; Don't care. Maybe you should have had some principles. I do regret what has happened to 60 minutes hlthe2b Yesterday #14
the public face of the endumpification of CBS News eShirl Yesterday #16
I guess they could hire Stephen Colbert MagickMuffin Yesterday #19
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