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Inside Tony Dokoupil’s chaotic first week as the CBS Evening News anchor

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Tony Dokoupil reporting from Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 8 January 2025. Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images

As traditional TV audiences continue to decline, and more Americans switch to streaming platforms and social media, it’s often a challenge for networks to get the public’s attention when relaunching a show. That hasn’t been an issue for the CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil.

The nightly broadcast has received close scrutiny – and a heap of criticism – since its official launch on Monday, and unofficial launch two nights earlier, when the anchor hosted a special edition after the US attack on Venezuela.

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