‘CBS Evening News’ has largest audience in years despite liberal complaints

CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil

“CBS Evening News” achieved its largest audience since 2021 on Monday, marking a major victory for the network’s editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.

The program reeled in 6.4 million viewers on Jan. 12 and averaged 803,000 viewers in the key 25-to-54-year age demographic, CBS News’ public relations team announced on Thursday. The major milestone for the network came months after liberals raged about Weiss stepping into her current role in October.

The program has been hosted by Tony Dokoupil since Jan.