CBS said Wednesday it is cancelling the Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes, insisting the decision was made because of poor ratings and not last fall's ill-fated story about President Bush's military service. Dan Rather, the newsmagazine's lead correspondent, will contribute stories to the Sunday edition of 60 Minutes, said CBS chairman Leslie Moonves. "This was a ratings call, not a content call," Moonves said Wednesday. The newsmagazine spinoff has been sinking in the ratings, a decline accelerated by the success of the ABC drama Lost in the same time slot. The show also has one of the oldest audiences in prime-time television, considered a turn-off to advertisers.
-- Associated Press
Midweek 60 Minutes Axed
Midweek 60 Minutes Axed
