CBS Evening News viewers tune out en masse amid MAGA-approved makeover

Tony Dokoupil's makeover of the "CBS Evening News" landed with a thud in its first week.

All the buzz around Dokoupil's takeover of the storied show hasn't translated into ratings gold, Vanity Fair reported Tuesday, citing data from Nielsen. In the anchor's first week, viewership plummeted 23% compared to a year ago, pulling in just 4.17 million viewers versus the 5.4 million who tuned in to Norah O'Donnell's coverage of California wildfires and Trump's inauguration.

The advertiser-coveted 25-54 demographic tanked 23%...