Ross Douthat’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview Gets Tackled By Football Comparisons

By Brian Steinberg

Brian Steinberg

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Ross Douthat was dynamite. The ratings — potentially less so.

The new “60 Minutes” correspondent garnered many huzzahs for his interlocution of President Donald Trump on the show’s Sunday telecast, but viewership fell notably from the previous week and from the year-earlier episode, both of which were boosted by NFL lead-ins.

Even so, there is some cause for cheer. In a season when the show has faced challenges luring viewers without an NFL game before it, the ratings were the highest generated without a football telecast to help kick things off.

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