’60 Minutes’ Ratings Drop to an ‘Alarming’ Low in 6th Episode of New Season

The show suffered without a strong NFL lead-in. 60 Minutes continues to struggle without a strong NFL lead-in, with its most recent episode falling below 6 million total viewers and under 600,000 in the coveted Adults 25-54 demographic. According to Variety, citing Nielsen data, the long-running CBS News magazine program drew 5.64 million total viewers and 558,000 demo viewers for its sixth episode, which aired Sunday, October 25.