60 Minutes, Scott Pelley
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The firing of several longtime “60 Minutes” staffers—including Scott Pelley—has put the leadership of CBS News head Bari Weiss under fresh scrutiny.
According to CBS, they are officially set to air another repeat episode of their hit news show, “60 Minutes” tonight, June 7, 2026, and it will feature segments about federal judges that are under serious threat. A crisis with USA shipbuilding and more.
They’re staying. Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said in a memo Friday that they would remain at “60 Minutes,” potentially calming the chaotic situation that has festered at the CBS News program since the ouster of top producers and three of the program’s correspondents.
With an executive producer new to TV and the need to replace four correspondents, can the venerable program retain its stature?
Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim narrowly decide to stay at "60 Minutes," warning "newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships."
The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.