‘CBS Evening News’ Back Over 4 Million Viewers for First Time in Weeks

By Brian Steinberg

Brian Steinberg

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Tony Dokoupil is pushing back.

The “CBS Evening News” anchor, who has been under intense scrutiny since taking the role in early January, led the signature CBS newscast to an audience of a little more than 4 million during the five-day period ended May 22, according to Nielsen — the first time in weeks the show has captured that level of audience.

The program also notched 605,000 viewers in the advertiser-favorite demographic of people between 25 and 54. The previous week’s “CBS Evening News” captured around 3.8 million viewers and 482,000 in the demographic.

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