Overview
- During Wednesday’s live newscast from Taipei, Tony Dokoupil cut to break after a cameraman collapsed off camera, and CBS later said the crew member is okay and recovering.
- Dokoupil anchored from Taiwan because he reportedly did not secure a Chinese visa in time, according to Semafor, while ABC’s David Muir and NBC’s Tom Llamas broadcast from Beijing.
- CBS said it based the program in Taipei to spotlight Taiwan’s central role in the Trump–Xi talks, and correspondents Weijia Jiang and Anna Coren continued reporting from Beijing.
- Following Wednesday’s broadcast, Dokoupil said a Taipei hotel barred further political coverage on its property, so Thursday’s program shifted to Liberty Square in the city.
- Nielsen figures cited by multiple outlets show CBS Evening News averaging about 3.7 million viewers, far behind ABC and NBC, and internal critics have questioned the network’s planning around the trip.