CBS News chief Bari Weiss set to remake network's iconic 60 Minutes: report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Wednesday 01 April 2026 12:53 EDT


CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is planning major changes to the network’s iconic “60 Minutes” program, according to a new report.

Weiss has privately told people she wants to revamp “60 Minutes,” one of the highest-rated TV news programs, journalist Oliver Darcy reported Tuesday in his Status newsletter. The award-winning show, which first aired in 1968, is known for its in-depth, investigative reports.

Weiss had been looking to make changes mid-season but following discussions with CBS News president Tom Cibrowski and other leaders, she agreed to wait until the show’s current season ends in May, according to the report. The top editor is expected to “blow it up as soon as the season is over,” one source familiar with the issue told Darcy, while another staffer said that “no one knows what to expect.”

Details of Weiss’ vision remain unclear but she is expected to bring in new correspondents who are younger and more aligned with her editorially. She’s also playing an active role in decisions that typically fall to the program’s executive producer, such as staffing, Darcy reported.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/bari-weiss-cbs-news-60-minutes-b2950171.html

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Link to REPORT (email or subscription required) - Bari's ‘60’ Blow Up Plan (Oliver Darcy was a former CNN reporter)

[AZ8theist]

1. In other words...

DESTROY the iconic program, and turn it into a Fascist mouthpiece in the mold of Fox News or Info Wars.

Here's hoping the new shows' ratings go in the toilet.

[RockRaven]

2. If you are still watching CBS News in any form including 60 Minutes, you are

an active participant in your own subjugation.

[QueerDuck]

3. CBS is already a cesspool... they should all jump in and go for a swim.

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. Who cares. CBS is trash.

Nothing they do matters to rational clear thinking people. It's a real shame.
The Felon's America has become a real sh*t show.

[chowder66]

5. Hahahahahaha. April's fool!

[eringer]

6. 60 Minutes will Morph into Entertainment Tonight

How exciting. 🤮🤕🤮🤕🤮🤮☠️☠️

[Ritabert]

7. Boycotting everything on CBS including primetime..

[lostincalifornia]

8. If it isn't broken you don't fix it.

[City Lights]

9. "Remake" "ruin."

She is horrid.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. "Bari Weiss set to remake network's iconic 60 Minutes"

Here it comes.

[usonian]

11. So, 60 magas instead?

Asking for a friend.

[pecosbob]

12. With new anchor James O'Keefe I expect...

[FakeNoose]

13. Ho-hum, nobody's watching ... nobody cares ...

When will Bari Weiss finally be fired?

[orangecrush]

14. It was nice while it lasted

[miyazaki]

15. Carly Fiorina is her business management folk hero.

[lastlib]

16. Guess I'm done watching it now. n/t