Things have reportedly grown tense behind the scenes on 60 Minutes. According to reports from The New York Times, correspondent Scott Pelley had a tense exchange about CBS News boss Bari Weiss with new 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton.
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Pelley allegedly accused Weiss of trying to murder the show. He allegedly said, "She's murdering 60 Minutes. She does not love this place, she was brought in to kill it and is doing exactly that."
60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley reportedly accused CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of trying to "murder" the longtime Sunday news show.
"She has no qualifications for her job; you have slender qualifications for this job. The changes that she's made at the Evening News have been catastrophic, so why should we expect that any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley reportedly contnued.
Despite the accusations, Bilton promised that wasn't the case. Pelley's remarks come amid a major overhaul and shake up at 60 Minutes. Weiss hired Bilton to oversee the upcoming season after a series of high profile firings.
'60 Minutes' Shakeup
"The reality facing journalism in 2026 is not easy. Information is fragmented. Algorithms reward outrage. AI-generated misinformation is proliferating. Audiences are overwhelmed. And they have lost trust in legacy media. That reality makes the mission of 60 Minutes more important than ever," Weiss said. "...We want stories that break news, expose wrongdoing, widen public understanding, and force accountability from every institution and every center of power."
"We want journalism that is surprising, agenda-setting, and impossible to ignore," she also added. "That is not just our goal for 60 Minutes. That is our goal for all of CBS News."
CBS reportedly fired both Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi from the program in May. CBS also got rid of Tanya Simon, replacing her with Bilton.
"Nick is one of the most entrepreneurial journalists of our time and the perfect leader for one of the most entrepreneurial news brands of all time," Weiss said in a statement at the time. It's clear that not everyone is happy with what is going on at the programming.
