President Trump’s edited interview with CBS News ‘ “ 60 Minutes ” — a year after he sued the newsmagazine over its editing practices and extracted a multimillion-dollar payout — scored big ratings for the program.

According to preliminary Nielsen data, the Nov. 2 airing of “60 Minutes” featuring Trump’s interview a drew 13.2 million viewers, Variety confirmed. The fast nationals ratings from the measurement firm are more reflective of live viewing and the final numbers are likely to change. But per the early data, that’s a bigger-than-usual audience for the show, which averaged 8.32 million viewers for the 2024-25 season, according to Nielsen data.

Trump was interviewed by Norah O’Donnell, CBS News senior correspondent and a contributor to “60 Minutes.” It was Trump’s first inter

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