Pelley was fired by CBS from his role on '60 Minutes' earlier this week following tension within the network

Correspondents at "60 Minutes" in past years have tried to win an interesting challenge: Could they leave the show for a summer vacation with one story already in the can? Doing so now is no longer a game.

A stunning week of revelations of discord at “60 Minutes” has raised a host of questions, and left people inside and outside the network wondering about the program’s ultimate health

"CBS Evening News," which appointed Tony Dokoupil as its new host, brought in less than 4 million viewers for the third consecutive week.