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# ‘60 Minutes’ viewership falls 12% without NFL lead-in boost
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/60-minutes-viewership-falls-12-without-nfl-lead-in-boost/
- Published: 2026-10-15T21:46:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T21:46:55.000Z
- Description: Variety’s Brian Steinberg reports that “60 Minutes” drew 6.06 million viewers for its Lesley Stahl episode on Israeli settlers, down 12% from the same episode a year earlier and down 41% from the prior week, which had an NFL lead-in.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Brian Steinberg, '60 Minutes' audience dip without NFL lead-in

**Why it matters.** CBS News faces renewed pressure to prove the retooled newsmagazine can hold advertiser-coveted younger viewers without a sports lead-in.

*Signal from* [*variety.com*](https://variety.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Brian Steinberg*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-brian-steinberg/) *·* [*read the original*](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/60-minutes-tv-ratings-udience-dip-nfl-lesley-stahl-1236912445/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*