The 59th season of the iconic newsmagazine premiered Sept. 13, and nearly 20% fewer viewers tuned in to hear the news of the week.

The revamped 60 Minutes premiered to its smallest audience in a quarter-century. The once-storied news program opened Sunday night to an audience of about 7.7 million, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings,

The revamped "60 Minutes" suffered double-digit ratings declines with its Season 59 premiere. Sunday's episode brought in 7.94 million viewers on CBS, down 21% from last season's premiere, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel Live + Same Day figures provided to TheWrap.

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CBS News’s 60 Minutes suffered a sharp decline in ratings for its season premiere, with the first episode under new leadership drawing roughly 2 million fewer viewers than last year’s debut. The CBS staple drew about 7.

“60 Minutes” stumbled out of the gate with its lowest-rated season premiere of the 21st century, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. The long-running program drew about 7.7 million viewers for its season opener,

"60 Minutes" ratings fell 20% in the season debut, though the audience stuck around at a comparable rate to last year's premiere.

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