Bari Weiss's arrival as CBS News editor-in-chief has sparked months of controversy, with critics on both sides watching closely for signs of political or editorial shifts at 60 Minutes. However, the show's 59th season premiere on Sunday night was largely unremarkable, offering little evidence to support either the fears of critics or the hopes of supporters, with the reviewer arguing most casual viewers would have noticed nothing different at all.

The episode featured long-serving correspondents Lesley Stahl (since 1991), Norah O'Donnell (since 2015) and Jon Wertheim (since 2017), with new contributor Ross Douthat given just 60 seconds at the close. Minor cosmetic tweaks were made, such as the stopwatch backdrop turning whiter than red, though these were comparable to past periodic changes. The reviewer criticised individual segments as weak, including a Wertheim piece on the Los Angeles Rams that aged badly after a subsequent defeat, but concluded the overall format and tone remained essentially unchanged from previous seasons.