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Associate Producer Resigns from CBS’s “60 Minutes”

8/6/2026

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Madeleine Carlisle resigned as associate producer of CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
She had been associate producer since November 2022 after interning at the program in 2017.
Her resignation follows CBS’s July 2025 cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which lost $40 million annually and aired its final episode in May 2026.
Executive producer Nick Bilton faces pressure to secure enough stories for the fall season as “60 Minutes” prepares to return on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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Madeleine Carlisle resigned as associate producer of CBS’s “60 Minutes.”
She had been associate producer since November 2022 after interning at the program in 2017.
Her resignation follows CBS’s July 2025 cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which lost $40 million annually and aired its final episode in May 2026.
Executive producer Nick Bilton faces pressure to secure enough stories for the fall season as “60 Minutes” prepares to return on Sunday, September 13, 2026.