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60 Minutes premiere ratings collapse
The gist
CBS's 60 Minutes Season 59 premiere drew 7.94 million viewers, down 21% from last season.
It marks the show's smallest premiere audience in Nielsen records since at least 2000.
How it unfolded
- Sep 28, 202560 Minutes Season 58 premiere drew 10.03 million viewers on CBS, with the previous season's premiere at 10.02 million.
- Aug 31, 2026Nielsen changed its measurement methodology.
- Sep 13, 2026Season 59 premiere delivered 7.94 million on-air viewers on CBS, down 21% from last season, with 1.6 million viewers among adults 25-54, a 33% year-over-year decline. The episode began 16 minutes later than last season's premiere and faced a competing late national NFL broadcast on Fox.