CBS’s “Evening News” program lost over a million viewers in its first week under its new anchor, Tony Dokoupil, compared to the same period last year, marking a sharp loss for the network after the network’s billionaire owners installed far right provocateur Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief in October. Data from media audience measurement firm Nielsen shows that the show lost nearly a quarter of…

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    18 hours ago

    The current owners don’t care. This isn’t about ratings. This is about spewing propaganda and removing independent voices from the airwaves and streaming channels. They will subsidize this programming with myPillow commercials or operate at a loss if they have to.

    Just remember, when content like CBS News is all that’s available, you don’t have to watch it or subscribe to it or pay for it just because it’s the only thing on. Just turn it off.

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    17 hours ago

    Which is great news for CBS, who will eventually argue there’s no need to be forced to carry news at all.