‘CBS Evening News’ Launches With Tony Dokoupil to 4.4 Million Viewers, Up 9% From Season Average

Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” launched to 4.4 million viewers, improving upon the current season’s average viewership by 9%, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day big data plus panel viewing data.

As the first iteration of the Dokoupil-led program kicked off on Monday, Jan. 5, “CBS Evening News” also brought in 596,000 in the 25-54 demo, up 20% from the current season’s average demo. The show still finished third among broadcast evening news programs, behind ABC World News Tonight...