CBS’s 60 Minutes adds another high-profile hire after firings and exits

NewsWorldAmericasCBS’s 60 Minutes adds another high-profile hire after firings and exitsWith the new season set to premiere Sept. 13, the broadcast team faces a compressed summer production scheduleJasmine Fernández in New York Wednesday 19 August 2026 00:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3035260","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cbs-60-minutes-ariel-levy-bari-weiss-b3035260.html","title":"CBS’s 60 Minutes adds another high-profile hire after firings and exits"}}CloseCNN Stars Panic Over Bari Weiss — Network Big-Shots 'Digging Escape Tunnels in Fear of Her Takeover'The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlines","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isCli...