LOS ANGELES – A contentious interview with White House adviser Peter Navarro over the administration's response to the coronavirus helped “60 Minutes” earn the top spot in the ratings for the third time this season.
The venerable CBS news show drew 9.68 million viewers to edge out three NBC shows: “The Voice,” “Chicago Med,” and “Chicago Fire," the Nielsen company said Tuesday.
Fox's "The Masked Singer rounded out the top 5. Numbers for the top shows that surged in the first weeks that viewers stayed home because of the coronavirus outbreak appear to have leveled off to pre-pandemic levels.
The previous week's top show “NCIS” drew over 13 million viewers, and “60 Minutes" had over 10 million watching despite finishing fourth.