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Bill Owens, who once served as executive producer of 60 Minutes, criticized the show’s ratings and its interview with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a New York event on November 8.Former executive producer Bill Owens criticized 60 Minutes for not asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth how the Iran war was going, speaking at a New York event on November 8.Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens criticized the show’s ratings and Hegseth interview at a New York event on November 8, while acknowledging the decline of linear television.