60 Minutes will look significantly different when it returns to the 2026 TV schedule this fall for its 59th season. Earlier this summer, several correspondents and producers were let go from the show under the tenure of CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss. New staffers have since been brought in to join the series’ veterans. If a recent report is to be believed, further drama is now unfolding behind closed doors as the two subsections of employees mesh. And this all comes after prior concerns about the upcoming season.
Months ago, it was confirmed that Weiss hired journalist and author Nick Bilton to serve as 60 Minutes' executive producer, and he’s since been helping to oversee the changes at the show. On that note, it was confirmed this past week that four new correspondents/contributors would join the show, including Ross Douthat, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips and Sebastian Junger. That quartet will now share the air with series alums Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl and Jon Wertheim.
