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CBS Falls Below 4 Million, ABC Hits 8.1 Million Viewers

7/11/2026

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CBS Evening News fell to 3.765 million viewers, below the 4-million threshold, on June 29, 2026, with Tony Dokoupil anchoring.
ABC’s World News Tonight drew 8.128 million viewers and 964,000 adults 25-54, a newscast that gained viewers that week.
Severe weather delayed a July 4 special, prompting CBS to later air a Kanye West photo during a Sean “Diddy” Combs report and to broadcast President Donald Trump’s China trip from Taiwan after a visa failure.

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CBS Evening News fell to 3.765 million viewers, below the 4-million threshold, on June 29, 2026, with Tony Dokoupil anchoring.
ABC’s World News Tonight drew 8.128 million viewers and 964,000 adults 25-54, a newscast that gained viewers that week.
Severe weather delayed a July 4 special, prompting CBS to later air a Kanye West photo during a Sean “Diddy” Combs report and to broadcast President Donald Trump’s China trip from Taiwan after a visa failure.