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The latest evening news ratings are in, and it\u2019s not looking good for CBS Evening News<\/em><\/a>, which has now finished below 4 million viewers for the third week in a row.<\/p>\n According to AdWeek<\/a>, citing national live+same-day big data plus program ratings from Nielsen, the Tony Dokoupil<\/a> fronted broadcast averaged 3.771 million total viewers<\/strong> and 467,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demographic<\/strong> for the week of April 20. This was down 1 percent in total viewers and down 3 percent in the demo compared to the week prior.<\/p>\n The show was also down on the same period last year, when John Dickerson<\/a> and Maurice DuBois<\/a> helmed the program. CBS Evening News<\/em> fell by 2 percent in total viewers and by 12 percent in the key demo. Dokoupil took over as anchor on January 5 after he was promoted from CBS Mornings<\/em><\/a> by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss<\/a>.<\/p>\n Overall, CBS Evening News<\/em> marked its second-lowest-rated April this century, and its lowest 25-54 demo rating ever.<\/p>\n According to Oliver Darcy\u2019s Status newsletter<\/a>, veteran television executives have raised concerns about the future of CBS Evening News<\/em>. \u201cThis isn\u2019t what a turnaround looks like. This is what a train wreck looks like,\u201d one executive told the outlet.<\/p>\n Another said that Weiss\u2019 \u201cdecisions have turned off even more of their shrinking audience. These declines are part of a larger and deeper crisis at CBS News.\u201d<\/p>\n