Gone in 60 Minutes

The Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes is getting cancelled due to poor ratings, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Dan Rather, the newsmagazine's lead correspondent, will contribute stories to the Sunday edition of "60 Minutes," said CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves.

"This was a ratings call, not a content call," Moonves said Wednesday.

Gee, you don't think it had anything to do with phony document controversy last fall?

Moonves said that story didn't figure in the decision to cancel it, "not even slightly."

But didn't that story and the continued presence of Gunga Dan damage the reputation of CBS, which probably led to the drop in ratings? Apparently that's the unasked question.

Meanwhile, Dan Rather gets moved to the Sunday 60 Minutes line up, so no food stamps for Gunga Dan yet. No word on whether he's bringing his own typewriter.