60 Minutes finally aired a shelved report on the El Salvador mega-prison CECOT on Sunday, January 18, but it was too little too late, as viewers abandoned the long-running news program.

According to The Guardian, citing Nielsen numbers, the January 18 broadcast was watched by an average of 4.9 million viewers. This was way down from the show’s average of 8.32 million viewers in the 2024-2025 season. However, the number won’t affect 60 Minutes‘ season average because of the show’s bosses craftily arranged for the episode to have a slightly different name.

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