"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
Bari Weiss told employees that the cuts have "nothing to do with quality of your work" and "everything to do with the times we are living in. Parts of this newsroom need to get smaller for CBS News to remain competitive."
The ratings decline for the newscast comes after at least 11 producers took voluntary buyouts offered by CBS News' parent company -- Paramount Skydance -- in recent weeks.
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil will anchor the show from Washington on Tuesday night, before leading the network's primetime coverage of the event beginning at 9 PM ET.
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."