Most Common CBS Complaints and Tips

While CBS offers popular programming to a broad audience, complaint data from our community highlights recurring issues with some content and service aspects. Common complaints include insensitive news coverage, inappropriate behavior and language on reality shows like Big Brother, and interruptions to scheduled programming, sometimes missing favorite shows. Many viewers have also expressed dissatisfaction with the background music's volume overpowering dialogue, and concerns over perceived political biases and offensive advertising.

To mitigate these issues, we suggest viewers use the network's feedback channels to report any specific concerns or offensive content promptly. Additionally, consider recording or using on-demand services to catch missed programming and adjust audio settings where possible to improve the viewing experience.

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CBS Customer Sentiment: Positive

While some customers may still be encountering a bad experience, our sentiment meter has detected a -100% decline in complaints about CBS over the past 28 days compared to the average rate. This indicates an uptick in customer satisfaction, and signals a positive shift in customer feedback.

Sentiment data last updated on February 3, 2026

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CBS complaint statistics

Curious about CBS's track record in addressing complaints within the Broadcasting Network category? Dive into the all-time complaints data right here!

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Bad reviews about CBS: (85)

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Canceling Inside CECOT

Complaint from DockDoc on 22 December 2025 about CBS.

Political Expediency should never be a reason to cancel a news story or a hugely popular Late Night News Talk Show. Scrapping the 60 Minutes piece on Inside CECOT in the aftermath of canceling Late Night with Steven Colbert and... Read more

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Alcohol EVERYDAY consumption on morning show

Complaint from Ralph Talerico on 10 July 2024 about CBS.

I like watching Pittsburgh Today Live 9 am 10 am m- f pgh channel 2 , Every single day there is a mention of alcohol on this show, MAYBE CHANGE NAME TO BOOZE LIVE!!!! No joke I'm recovering... Read more

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Insensitive News Coverage

Complaint from LF39 on 26 February 2024 about CBS.

New reporting of tragedies needs to be more sensitive to ALL families suffering. NBC knows this. Why CBS does not, is both reckless and emotionally damaging. Recently, CBS covered a story about the HERO Project on Long Island. In the... Read more

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Late night show

Complaint from A pissed off fan of Jimmy Buffett on 09 November 2023 about CBS.

The Steven Colbert Show made fun of a very talented musician that had passed away in his monolog. It was uncalled for and don't understand his reasons and don't care! You should NEVER make fun of anyone's death for any... Read more

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Big brother

Complaint from Baz85 on 08 October 2023 about CBS.

Please remove aj from big brother,she is making me feel sick,and plz tell her to pop her twat away I beg u Read more

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racial slur on big brother

Complaint from malavar on 26 September 2023 about CBS.

cory used a racial slur about contestant jared at the end of his monologue. he used the word bro which to me is a slur about jared being black Read more

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Big brother

Complaint from Angela1979 on 26 September 2023 about CBS.

If u want us to watch then keep them from taking God's name in vane and cussing it's disrespectful and if you don't take this seriously I'm going to boycott CBS and this show Read more

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Big brother 25

Complaint from Mary Williams on 25 September 2023 about CBS.

The way the house is divided right now comes off as racial the black separated from the whites that's not a good look Read more

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Yellow stone

Complaint from Juan Lopez on 25 September 2023 about CBS.

Please help I am hard of hearing so I read the closed captions but the cc you put out is poor half the words are missing letters, trying to guess what they are saying, not fair. Also misses a lot... Read more

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Big brother

Complaint from Shocker on 18 September 2023 about CBS.

To many commercials, also I never hear the white people say they should stick together, but the black people do and that's not considered racist, come on play fair. Read more

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