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Bari Weiss Could Be Gone From CBS News After Merger: Report

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Paramount is involved in a merger with Warner Bros., which is fueling speculation about personnel changes at its subsidiary CBS News.

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Could Bari Weiss ' time at CBS be coming to an end after the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger? That's the question reportedly being asked inside the industry as 60 Minutes struggles in the ratings following a season of major changes at the long-running newsmagazine. According to Radar Online, Weiss' future at CBS News could be in question after another underwhelming week of ratings for 60 Minutes. While there's no indication that a decision has been made about Weiss' future, the show's rocky start has fueled speculation about what could happen once the mega merger is complete. Noam Galai/Getty Images According to Radar, the second episode of 60 Minutes, featuring Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of filicide, averaged 6.77 million viewers, making it the third-smallest audience for the second episode of a 60 Minutes season in the past 25 years. This follows the season premiere of the series, which featured an interview with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and drew 7.94 million viewers, down 21% from last year's premiere. The episode also fell 33% among adults 25-54. Weiss was brought in ahead of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison. Since taking the reins at CBS News, she has overseen sweeping changes across the news division. In May, Weiss fired producers Tanya Simon, Draggan Mihailovich...

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