60 Minutes Draws 6.06 Million Viewers as Fourth Episode Slips
TheWrap’s historical comparison excludes a Monday election special that CBS counted as a fourth episode.
By Ledger Staff · Originally reported · Posted
CBS’s 60 Minutes drew 6.06 million viewers for its October 11, 2026 broadcast, TheWrap reported on October 14 using Nielsen Big Data + Panel ratings. The audience was down 12% from the comparable episode a year earlier. The broadcast averaged 767,000 adults aged 25–54, down 19%, and both measures were season lows through four broadcasts.
Historical figures supplied to TheWrap placed it as the smallest fourth-episode audience in at least 25 years, excluding the October 7, 2024 Monday election special. CBS counts that special, which drew approximately 5.7 million viewers, as season 57’s fourth episode. The October 11 broadcast lacked a national NFL lead-in, unlike the prior week’s NFL-supported episode, making a direct week-to-week comparison difficult.
