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'The show is dead': CBS insider calls Bari Weiss' '60 Minutes' a sewn-up 'Frankenstein'

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CBS News insiders are sounding the alarm over Bari Weiss ' revamped ' 60 Minutes ,' with one senior staffer declaring the show already "dead." The grim verdict came from an unnamed CBS News senior staffer who spoke with media columnist Justin Baragona in a Wednesday article for his Zeteo newsletter "Ragebait." "The show is dead. We're just looking at some Frankenstein of bits sewn together of mismatched pieces," the staffer told Baragona. "I think the season is in trouble." The doom-saying followed the network's own upbeat press release about the premiere, which one CBS reporter mocked in an all-caps text to Baragona. "WELCOME TO THE SPIN ZONE!!!" the reporter wrote, according to Baragona. Staffers have reason to worry. The season debut of Weiss' overhauled '60 Minutes' pulled in the worst premiere ratings this century, according to final Nielsen figures. The newsmagazine drew about 7.9 million total viewers, down roughly 21 percent from last year's premiere, with a steeper 33 percent

First report: 'The show is dead': Insiders say CBS star ‘absolutely willing’ to be a ‘propaganda tool’ — rawstory.com, 2d