CBS News’ 60 Minutes ended this evening with a segment on the surprise departure of executive producer Bill Owens, a move that has drawn a great deal of consternation in the news division over what’s ahead with parent company Paramount Global’s efforts to merge with Skydance.

At the end of Sunday's program, Scott Pelley noted the executive producer's exit and cited corporate pressure.

CBS News anchor Scott Pelley blamed parent company Paramount for pushing out 60 Minutes’s executive producer Bill Owens. The hit Sunday program has run for almost 60 years and has only had three executive producers — until last week,