'60 Minutes' opens its new season under Bari Weiss with the L.A. Rams

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Set us as preferred The first edition of the remade “60 Minutes” under CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss debuts Sept.13 with a reliable formula from the venerable newsmagazine’s playbook.Correspondent Jon Wertheim will lead off the 59th season with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Rams, the favorite of oddsmakers to win the Super Bowl this season.

Wertheim sits down with Rams general manager Les Snead, head coach Sean McVay and veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford.The segment will also explore team owner Stan Kroenke’s investment in technology, including artificial intelligence, to help the team gain an edge on the field.“60 Minutes” has often turned to sports-related segments when a season premiere follows a late afternoon NFL game.

Last year, Wertheim profiled Ultimate Fighting Championship Chief Executive Dana White for the 58th season premiere.The program scored more than 10 million viewers and was the most-watched non-sports program of the week.

In 2023, Wertheim interviewed University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders for the 56th season opener.CBS News will be under pressure to have “60 Minutes” get off to a strong start in the ratings following the major upheaval at the program earlier this year.After the completion of a successful season where ratings were up 9% over the previous year, Weiss fired “60 Minutes” correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — both of whom complained that the executive pushed them to add right-wing talking points to their stories.Weiss also dismissed “60 Minutes” executive producer Tanya Simon and replaced her with screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Nick Bilton, who has no previous experience in TV news.In response to the firings, longtime correspondent Scott Pelley accused Weiss of “murdering” the program and claimed she was puttin...